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USGS usp000g0ff

2 Mar 2008, 05:11

184 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.8 mwc earthquake at 21.4 km depth.

Depth21.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 184 km W of Adak, Alaska?

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51.859000, -179.313000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g0ff
Coordinates
51.859, -179.313
Network
us
Significance
518