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M 6.0 earthquake — 177 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska

November 15, 1988 · USGS event usp0003nvu

Magnitude
6 (mw)
Depth
22.7 km
Location
177 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.109, -171.103

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · 162 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 15, 1988M 4.5 · Gulf of AlaskaNovember 15, 1988M 5.2 · 171 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 14, 1988M 4.5 · 69 km NW of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 12, 1988M 4.7 · 27 km SSW of King Cove, AlaskaNovember 8, 1988M 4.7 · 171 km ESE of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 8, 1988

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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