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USGS usp000gbd4

5 Jul 2008, 13:56

270 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 73.5 km depth.

Depth73.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 February 2019Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 270 km W of Adak, Alaska?

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51.660000, 179.461000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gbd4
Coordinates
51.66, 179.461
Network
us
Significance
400