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M 6.0 earthquake — 238 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska

March 10, 1957 · USGS event iscgemsup886067

Magnitude
6.01 (mw)
Depth
20 km
Location
238 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
51.146, -170.770

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.2 · Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaMarch 10, 1957M 6.9 · 80 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaMarch 9, 1957M 7.1 · 35 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaMarch 11, 1957M 6.1 · 207 km ESE of Atka, AlaskaMarch 13, 1957M 6.2 · 53 km S of Akutan, AlaskaMarch 13, 1957M 5.7 · Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaMarch 14, 1957

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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