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M 5.6 earthquake — 67 km W of Nikolski, Alaska

December 14, 1970 · USGS event iscgem789184

Magnitude
5.56 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
67 km W of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.844, -169.858

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.7 · 66 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 14, 1970M 5.7 · 48 km W of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 10, 1970M 5.7 · 19 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaNovember 3, 1970M 5.3 · 117 km SE of Chenega, AlaskaMarch 11, 1971M 5.1 · 103 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSeptember 6, 1970M 5.6 · 102 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMarch 26, 1971

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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