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M 6.6 earthquake — 124 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska

April 23, 1968 · USGS event iscgem824251

Magnitude
6.63 (mw)
Depth
18.8 km
Location
124 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska
Coordinates
58.647, -150.082

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.7 · Alaska PeninsulaJune 10, 1968M 5.7 · 73 km SE of Old Harbor, AlaskaJune 23, 1968M 5.1 · 58 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaJuly 7, 1968M 5.6 · 185 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 23, 1968M 6.2 · 173 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 14, 1968M 5.6 · 177 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 14, 1968

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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