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USGS usp000gwbj

19 Apr 2009, 00:31

153 km W of Attu Station, Alaska

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 23.9 km depth.

Depth23.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 153 km W of Attu Station, Alaska?

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53.130000, 170.953000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gwbj
Coordinates
53.13, 170.953
Network
us
Significance
432