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USGS usp000gh2u

15 Sept 2008, 06:41

129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 31.3 km depth.

Depth31.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska?

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51.397000, -178.347000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gh2u
Coordinates
51.397, -178.347
Network
us
Significance
416