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M 5.5 earthquake — 233 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

May 20, 1972 · USGS event iscgem773668

Magnitude
5.47 (mw)
Depth
16.3 km
Location
233 km S of Sand Point, Alaska
Coordinates
53.260, -159.989

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.4 · 140 km SSE of Alcan Border, AlaskaJune 10, 1972M 6.1 · 63 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaJune 12, 1972M 5.1 · 92 km WNW of Skwentna, AlaskaJune 18, 1972M 5.9 · 27 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, AlaskaApril 21, 1972M 5.3 · 56 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaJune 23, 1972M 6.4 · 77 km ESE of Chignik, AlaskaMarch 24, 1972

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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