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M 6.5 earthquake — 60 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

September 28, 1941 · USGS event ushis1378

Magnitude
6.5 (mb)
Depth
100 km
Location
60 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska
Coordinates
56.500, -157.500

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.4 · 109 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaNovember 6, 1941M 5.9 · 120 km WSW of Covenant Life, AlaskaAugust 10, 1941M 6.4 · 19 km SSE of Tyonek, AlaskaJuly 30, 1941M 5.9 · 65 km SSE of Unalaska, AlaskaApril 21, 1941M 6.2 · 95 km SE of Nikolski, AlaskaMarch 20, 1942M 6.2 · 117 km SSE of Akhiok, AlaskaApril 1, 1941

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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