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USGS usp0005302

13 Feb 1992, 02:38

59 km S of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 44.2 km depth.

Depth44.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 59 km S of Akutan, Alaska?

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53.597000, -165.734000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0005302
Coordinates
53.597, -165.734
Network
us
Significance
554