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USGS usp000c3c5

26 Jul 2003, 01:58

2 km SW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 71.9 km depth.

Depth71.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 2 km SW of Atka, Alaska?

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52.180000, -174.226000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000c3c5
Coordinates
52.18, -174.226
Network
us
Significance
432