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USGS usp000g0d9

1 Mar 2008, 11:20

195 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 24.6 km depth.

Depth24.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 195 km W of Adak, Alaska?

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51.731000, -179.460000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g0d9
Coordinates
51.731, -179.46
Network
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Significance
385