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M 6.5 earthquake — 85 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska

December 21, 1962 · USGS event iscgemsup875825

Magnitude
6.47 (mw)
Depth
25 km
Location
85 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.232, -168.351

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.4 · 79 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 21, 1962M 5.7 · 44 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 21, 1962M 6.5 · 86 km S of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 22, 1962M 6.4 · 61 km ENE of Chignik, AlaskaJanuary 1, 1963M 5.7 · 121 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 1, 1962M 6.6 · 72 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaJanuary 28, 1963

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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