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USGS usp000hg5g

20 Jul 2010, 13:53

52 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 13.2 km depth.

Depth13.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 52 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska?

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52.563000, -169.341000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hg5g
Coordinates
52.563, -169.341
Network
us
Significance
385