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M 6.5 earthquake — 15 km S of Rampart, Alaska

October 29, 1968 · USGS event iscgem816416

Magnitude
6.45 (mw)
Depth
10 km
Location
15 km S of Rampart, Alaska
Coordinates
65.367, -150.132

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.5 · 64 km SW of Karluk, AlaskaNovember 11, 1968M 6.3 · 70 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaDecember 17, 1968M 5.3 · 119 km S of Lowell Point, AlaskaSeptember 9, 1968M 5.6 · 69 km S of Akhiok, AlaskaDecember 22, 1968M 5.6 · 51 km ESE of Chiniak, AlaskaDecember 30, 1968M 5.1 · 58 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaJuly 7, 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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