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USGS usp000e6st

24 Dec 2005, 17:24

271 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 67.1 km depth.

Depth67.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 271 km W of Adak, Alaska?

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51.708000, 179.440000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e6st
Coordinates
51.708, 179.44
Network
us
Significance
416