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M 6.4 earthquake — 22 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska

January 4, 1933 · USGS event iscgem905332

Magnitude
6.4 (mw)
Depth
20 km
Location
22 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska
Coordinates
60.857, -148.304

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.3 · 68 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaOctober 30, 1932M 6.6 · 72 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaOctober 16, 1932M 5.8 · 179 km S of Lowell Point, AlaskaMarch 28, 1933M 6.0 · 21 km N of Whittier, AlaskaSeptember 14, 1932M 6.8 · Southern AlaskaApril 27, 1933M 6.1 · 124 km ESE of Nikolski, AlaskaApril 27, 1933

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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