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M 5.8 earthquake — 139 km S of Cordova, Alaska

July 27, 1969 · USGS event iscgem807497

Magnitude
5.79 (mw)
Depth
13.1 km
Location
139 km S of Cordova, Alaska
Coordinates
59.307, -145.396

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · 13 km SSE of Larsen Bay, AlaskaJuly 28, 1969M 5.6 · 76 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaJuly 25, 1969M 5.7 · 82 km W of Nikolski, AlaskaJuly 31, 1969M 5.6 · 203 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaJune 20, 1969M 5.8 · 69 km SE of Nikolski, AlaskaJune 18, 1969M 5.5 · 129 km SSE of Cordova, AlaskaJune 11, 1969

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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