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M 5.5 earthquake — 57 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska

August 31, 1933 · USGS event iscgem905791

Magnitude
5.53 (mw)
Depth
10 km
Location
57 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska
Coordinates
59.152, -139.087

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.8 · 162 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSeptember 19, 1933M 5.6 · 70 km W of Paxson, AlaskaJuly 26, 1933M 6.8 · 46 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJuly 22, 1933M 6.2 · Unimak Island region, AlaskaOctober 14, 1933M 5.8 · 48 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaJune 29, 1933M 6.0 · 57 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaJune 28, 1933

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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