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USGS ushis873

30 May 1931, 12:34

72 km S of Attu Station, Alaska

A magnitude 6 uk earthquake at 0 km depth.

Depth0 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 June 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 72 km S of Attu Station, Alaska?

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52.200000, 173.300000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ushis873
Coordinates
52.2, 173.3
Network
ushis
Significance
554