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M 6.5 earthquake — 47 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

February 26, 1929 · USGS event iscgem907916

Magnitude
6.52 (mw)
Depth
30 km
Location
47 km SE of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
54.562, -162.879

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 7.8 · 234 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaMarch 7, 1929M 5.7 · 53 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaMarch 10, 1929M 6.1 · 35 km E of Healy, AlaskaJanuary 21, 1929M 5.9 · 31 km NW of Cordova, AlaskaNovember 27, 1928M 6.0 · 223 km SSW of Akhiok, AlaskaNovember 7, 1928M 5.8 · 37 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaJuly 3, 1929

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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