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M 6.3 earthquake — 19 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska

December 9, 1938 · USGS event iscgem902860

Magnitude
6.25 (mw)
Depth
25 km
Location
19 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska
Coordinates
57.084, -153.549

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.9 · 182 km SE of Perryville, AlaskaDecember 23, 1938M 5.5 · 73 km WSW of Nanwalek, AlaskaDecember 30, 1938M 6.9 · 105 km ESE of Perryville, AlaskaNovember 17, 1938M 6.0 · 168 km SE of Chignik, AlaskaNovember 16, 1938M 5.9 · 63 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaNovember 15, 1938M 6.1 · 149 km S of Akhiok, AlaskaNovember 11, 1938

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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