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USGS usp000gmps
2 Nov 2008, 13:48
72 km S of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 6.1 mwc earthquake at 36 km depth.
Published location
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51.552000, -174.366000
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Event ID
usp000gmps
Coordinates
51.552, -174.366
Network
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Significance
572