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M 5.7 earthquake — 159 km S of Akhiok, Alaska

May 29, 1955 · USGS event iscgemsup889580

Magnitude
5.73 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
159 km S of Akhiok, Alaska
Coordinates
55.526, -154.484

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.9 · 139 km S of Akhiok, AlaskaMay 29, 1955M 5.9 · 114 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, AlaskaJuly 17, 1955M 6.0 · 92 km SE of Akhiok, AlaskaJuly 19, 1955M 5.8 · 92 km S of Old Harbor, AlaskaJuly 26, 1955M 6.3 · 105 km SSE of Akhiok, AlaskaJuly 27, 1955M 6.5 · 84 km E of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 13, 1955

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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