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USGS usp000hv7k

1 Mar 2011, 12:49

278 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 30.1 km depth.

Depth30.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 278 km WSW of Adak, Alaska?

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51.020000, 179.595000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hv7k
Coordinates
51.02, 179.595
Network
us
Significance
449