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USGS usp000j6wm

23 Aug 2011, 06:46

6 km S of Valdez, Colorado

A magnitude 5.3 mwr earthquake at 4 km depth.

Depth4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 November 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km S of Valdez, Colorado?

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37.063000, -104.701000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j6wm
Coordinates
37.063, -104.701
Network
us
Significance
952