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M 6.0 earthquake — 54 km E of Sand Point, Alaska

October 3, 1916 · USGS event iscgem913852

Magnitude
5.96 (mw)
Depth
35 km
Location
54 km E of Sand Point, Alaska
Coordinates
55.312, -159.649

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 7.4 · 133 km WNW of Nikolski, AlaskaApril 18, 1916M 6.7 · 103 km SE of Nikolski, AlaskaFebruary 20, 1916M 6.4 · Prince William Sound, AlaskaFebruary 15, 1916M 7.4 · 54 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaMay 31, 1917M 5.9 · 10 km SE of Egegik, AlaskaJune 3, 1917M 6.3 · 298 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaJune 4, 1917

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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