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M 5.9 earthquake — 114 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska

July 17, 1955 · USGS event iscgem889757

Magnitude
5.94 (mw)
Depth
25 km
Location
114 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Coordinates
54.175, -168.224

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.0 · 92 km SE of Akhiok, AlaskaJuly 19, 1955M 5.8 · 92 km S of Old Harbor, AlaskaJuly 26, 1955M 6.3 · 105 km SSE of Akhiok, AlaskaJuly 27, 1955M 5.7 · 159 km S of Akhiok, AlaskaMay 29, 1955M 5.9 · 139 km S of Akhiok, AlaskaMay 29, 1955M 6.1 · 210 km SE of Chignik, AlaskaNovember 15, 1955

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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