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M 5.8 earthquake — 60 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska

May 6, 1956 · USGS event iscgem888226

Magnitude
5.75 (mw)
Depth
35 km
Location
60 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska
Coordinates
54.538, -162.574

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.1 · 166 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaApril 22, 1956M 6.2 · 179 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaJune 4, 1956M 5.7 · 76 km WNW of Aleneva, AlaskaFebruary 19, 1956M 6.1 · 132 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaAugust 30, 1956M 6.1 · 210 km SE of Chignik, AlaskaNovember 15, 1955M 6.2 · 96 km SW of Hydaburg, AlaskaNovember 17, 1956

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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