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M 4.5 earthquake — 6 km W of Houston, Alaska

September 6, 2006 · USGS event ak006bfwlrly

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
40.7 km
Location
6 km W of Houston, Alaska
Coordinates
61.621, -149.930

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.7 · south of AlaskaSeptember 2, 2006M 5.9 · 13 km NE of Dutch Harbor, AlaskaSeptember 1, 2006M 4.5 · 143 km S of False Pass, AKAugust 29, 2006M 4.5 · 118 km E of Cordova, AlaskaSeptember 22, 2006M 4.5 · 148 km S of Nikolski, AlaskaSeptember 23, 2006M 4.5 · 41 km ENE of King Cove, AlaskaSeptember 27, 2006

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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