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M 7.8 earthquake — 22 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska

July 10, 1958 · USGS event iscgem884702

Magnitude
7.8 (mw)
Depth
10 km
Location
22 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska
Coordinates
58.230, -136.712

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.3 · 68 km W of Pelican, AlaskaJuly 13, 1958M 5.6 · 90 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJuly 24, 1958M 5.5 · 54 km SSE of Unalaska, AlaskaJune 12, 1958M 6.3 · 130 km ESE of Nikolski, AlaskaJune 12, 1958M 5.8 · 81 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaJune 8, 1958M 6.3 · Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaJune 4, 1958

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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