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M 6.5 earthquake — 173 km ENE of Atka, Alaska

December 6, 1930 · USGS event ushis856

Magnitude
6.5 (ms)
Depth
80 km
Location
173 km ENE of Atka, Alaska
Coordinates
53.000, -172.000

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.1 · 185 km ESE of Atka, AlaskaDecember 6, 1930M 6.2 · 229 km S of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 12, 1930M 5.8 · 43 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaNovember 2, 1930M 6.0 · 87 km ENE of Lime Village, AlaskaOctober 25, 1930M 5.7 · 200 km ESE of Atka, AlaskaOctober 19, 1930M 5.6 · 17 km W of Whittier, AlaskaJanuary 27, 1931

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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