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M 5.4 earthquake — 140 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska

June 10, 1972 · USGS event iscgem772373

Magnitude
5.43 (mw)
Depth
10 km
Location
140 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska
Coordinates
61.483, -140.268

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.1 · 63 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaJune 12, 1972M 5.1 · 92 km WNW of Skwentna, AlaskaJune 18, 1972M 5.3 · 56 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaJune 23, 1972M 5.5 · 233 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaMay 20, 1972M 5.9 · 27 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, AlaskaApril 21, 1972M 7.6 · 55 km SW of Sitka, AlaskaJuly 30, 1972

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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