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USGS usp000gmjc

31 Oct 2008, 23:05

90 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 40.2 km depth.

Depth40.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 February 2019Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 90 km S of Atka, Alaska?

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51.388000, -174.324000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gmjc
Coordinates
51.388, -174.324
Network
us
Significance
400