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M 5.2 earthquake — 56 km W of Port Alexander, Alaska

August 15, 1972 · USGS event iscgemsup770594

Magnitude
5.22 (mw)
Depth
12.5 km
Location
56 km W of Port Alexander, Alaska
Coordinates
56.272, -135.559

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.1 · 130 km SSE of Cordova, AlaskaAugust 13, 1972M 5.3 · 82 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaAugust 12, 1972M 5.7 · 40 km WNW of Aleneva, AlaskaAugust 23, 1972M 6.1 · 53 km WSW of Port Alexander, AlaskaAugust 4, 1972M 7.6 · 55 km SW of Sitka, AlaskaJuly 30, 1972M 5.2 · 104 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSeptember 29, 1972

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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