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M 6.1 earthquake — 62 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska

November 16, 1945 · USGS event iscgem899197

Magnitude
6.11 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
62 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska
Coordinates
58.133, -137.398

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.2 · 43 km ESE of Halibut Cove, AlaskaNovember 3, 1945M 6.5 · 92 km SSE of Lowell Point, AlaskaJanuary 12, 1946M 6.2 · 126 km SSW of Hydaburg, AlaskaAugust 2, 1945M 8.6 · The 1946 Unimak Island, Alaska EarthquakeApril 1, 1946M 6.2 · 136 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaApril 1, 1946M 6.6 · 146 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaApril 1, 1946

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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