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M 6.0 earthquake — 58 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska
February 12, 1940 · USGS event iscgem901197
Magnitude
6.04 (mw)
Depth
45 km
Location
58 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska
Coordinates
54.959, -161.130
Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time
M 6.1 · 118 km ESE of Chignik, AlaskaMarch 16, 1940M 5.6 · 42 km N of Nikolski, AlaskaSeptember 11, 1939M 6.3 · 102 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaAugust 20, 1939M 7.0 · 203 km SSE of Unalaska, AlaskaAugust 22, 1940M 5.8 · south of AlaskaAugust 24, 1940M 5.9 · 13 km N of Fox River, AlaskaOctober 11, 1940
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.