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USGS usp000hbfk

16 Apr 2010, 02:45

100 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 34.3 km depth.

Depth34.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 100 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska?

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54.485000, -161.039000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hbfk
Coordinates
54.485, -161.039
Network
us
Significance
500