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M 6.0 earthquake — 62 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska

May 4, 1937 · USGS event iscgem903061

Magnitude
6.05 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
62 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska
Coordinates
58.899, -154.462

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.8 · 61 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaMay 7, 1937M 6.7 · 68 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaApril 29, 1937M 5.5 · 52 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaJuly 18, 1937M 7.1 · Central AlaskaJuly 22, 1937M 5.8 · 29 km NW of Chenega, AlaskaJuly 25, 1937M 6.0 · 31 km S of Funny River, AlaskaOctober 24, 1937

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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