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M 6.2 earthquake — 43 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska

November 3, 1945 · USGS event iscgem899178

Magnitude
6.24 (mw)
Depth
39.1 km
Location
43 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska
Coordinates
59.393, -150.577

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.1 · 62 km W of Elfin Cove, AlaskaNovember 16, 1945M 6.5 · 92 km SSE of Lowell Point, AlaskaJanuary 12, 1946M 6.2 · 126 km SSW of Hydaburg, AlaskaAugust 2, 1945M 8.6 · The 1946 Unimak Island, Alaska EarthquakeApril 1, 1946M 6.2 · 136 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaApril 1, 1946M 6.6 · 146 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaApril 1, 1946

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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