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M 5.6 earthquake — 63 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

January 16, 1970 · USGS event iscgem800129

Magnitude
5.62 (mw)
Depth
97.6 km
Location
63 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
Coordinates
60.250, -152.734

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.6 · 26 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaDecember 26, 1969M 5.2 · 130 km SSE of Alcan Border, AlaskaDecember 22, 1969M 6.2 · 165 km SE of Cordova, AlaskaFebruary 24, 1970M 6.0 · 101 km SSE of Akhiok, AlaskaNovember 24, 1969M 6.0 · 15 km S of Larsen Bay, AlaskaMarch 11, 1970M 5.7 · 67 km SE of Akhiok, AlaskaNovember 20, 1969

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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