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M 6.0 earthquake — 53 km ENE of Shaktoolik, Alaska

April 16, 1965 · USGS event iscgem857809

Magnitude
6 (mw)
Depth
10 km
Location
53 km ENE of Shaktoolik, Alaska
Coordinates
64.587, -160.231

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.5 · 199 km WSW of Yakutat, AlaskaApril 26, 1965M 5.7 · 88 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaApril 26, 1965M 5.4 · 29 km SW of Cordova, AlaskaMay 1, 1965M 5.7 · 92 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaMarch 24, 1965M 5.5 · 2 km ENE of Eagle River, AlaskaMay 11, 1965M 5.7 · 187 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaMarch 13, 1965

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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