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M 6.6 earthquake — 88 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska

December 21, 1917 · USGS event iscgem913730

Magnitude
6.63 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
88 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska
Coordinates
56.449, -152.838

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.2 · 173 km SSE of Akhiok, AlaskaDecember 21, 1917M 5.8 · 29 km NNE of Karluk, AlaskaDecember 26, 1917M 6.4 · 103 km SSE of Akhiok, AlaskaDecember 28, 1917M 6.0 · 59 km ENE of King Cove, AlaskaJuly 25, 1917M 6.4 · 101 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaJuly 25, 1917M 6.0 · 71 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaJune 27, 1918

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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