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M 8.2 earthquake — 1938 Semidi Islands, Alaska Earthquake

November 10, 1938 · USGS event official19381110201849000_35

Magnitude
8.23 (mw)
Depth
35 km
Location
1938 Semidi Islands, Alaska Earthquake
Coordinates
55.178, -158.181

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.6 · 104 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaNovember 11, 1938M 5.9 · 124 km SSW of Akhiok, AlaskaNovember 11, 1938M 6.1 · 149 km S of Akhiok, AlaskaNovember 11, 1938M 5.9 · 63 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaNovember 15, 1938M 6.0 · 168 km SE of Chignik, AlaskaNovember 16, 1938M 6.9 · 105 km ESE of Perryville, AlaskaNovember 17, 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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