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USGS usp000en5h

8 Jul 2006, 21:45

189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 22.9 km depth.

Depth22.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 February 2019Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska?

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51.110000, -179.066000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000en5h
Coordinates
51.11, -179.066
Network
us
Significance
416