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USGS usp0005tg0

26 May 1993, 00:16

35 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 6.2 mwb earthquake at 36.8 km depth.

Depth36.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 35 km S of Sand Point, Alaska?

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55.021000, -160.513000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0005tg0
Coordinates
55.021, -160.513
Network
us
Significance
591