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M 6.2 earthquake — 126 km SSW of Hydaburg, Alaska

August 2, 1945 · USGS event iscgem899018

Magnitude
6.16 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
126 km SSW of Hydaburg, Alaska
Coordinates
54.114, -133.378

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.0 · 128 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaJune 1, 1945M 6.2 · 43 km ESE of Halibut Cove, AlaskaNovember 3, 1945M 6.1 · 62 km W of Elfin Cove, AlaskaNovember 16, 1945M 6.2 · 189 km SE of Chignik, AlaskaMarch 18, 1945M 6.5 · 92 km SSE of Lowell Point, AlaskaJanuary 12, 1946M 8.6 · The 1946 Unimak Island, Alaska EarthquakeApril 1, 1946

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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