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USGS usp000j0km

26 Apr 2011, 02:28

299 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 48.4 km depth.

Depth48.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 299 km WSW of Adak, Alaska?

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51.254000, 179.159000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j0km
Coordinates
51.254, 179.159
Network
us
Significance
449