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M 5.8 earthquake — 29 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska

December 26, 1917 · USGS event iscgemsup913741

Magnitude
5.84 (mw)
Depth
35 km
Location
29 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska
Coordinates
57.806, -154.232

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.4 · 103 km SSE of Akhiok, AlaskaDecember 28, 1917M 6.2 · 173 km SSE of Akhiok, AlaskaDecember 21, 1917M 6.6 · 88 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaDecember 21, 1917M 6.0 · 59 km ENE of King Cove, AlaskaJuly 25, 1917M 6.4 · 101 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaJuly 25, 1917M 6.0 · 71 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaJune 27, 1918

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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