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M 5.9 earthquake — 44 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska

August 31, 1958 · USGS event iscgem885069

Magnitude
5.9 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
44 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska
Coordinates
63.147, -144.506

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.0 · 187 km SE of Cordova, AlaskaSeptember 24, 1958M 5.6 · 90 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJuly 24, 1958M 5.3 · 68 km W of Pelican, AlaskaJuly 13, 1958M 7.8 · 22 km W of Elfin Cove, AlaskaJuly 10, 1958M 5.5 · 54 km SSE of Unalaska, AlaskaJune 12, 1958M 6.3 · 130 km ESE of Nikolski, AlaskaJune 12, 1958

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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