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M 5.5 earthquake — 41 km E of Chiniak, Alaska

April 17, 1964 · USGS event iscgem868850

Magnitude
5.53 (mw)
Depth
19.6 km
Location
41 km E of Chiniak, Alaska
Coordinates
57.618, -151.588

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.1 · 99 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaApril 17, 1964M 6.4 · 95 km S of Old Harbor, AlaskaApril 16, 1964M 5.8 · 98 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaApril 16, 1964M 5.8 · 91 km SSE of Akhiok, AlaskaApril 18, 1964M 6.2 · 54 km S of Akhiok, AlaskaApril 15, 1964M 5.8 · 9 km ENE of Port Lions, AlaskaApril 14, 1964

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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