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USGS usp000e2ay

20 Oct 2005, 16:26

82 km S of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 5.6 mwc earthquake at 35.4 km depth.

Depth35.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 82 km S of Nikolski, Alaska?

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52.206000, -169.040000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e2ay
Coordinates
52.206, -169.04
Network
us
Significance
482