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M 6.2 earthquake — 95 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska

March 20, 1942 · USGS event iscgem900231

Magnitude
6.17 (mw)
Depth
25 km
Location
95 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.302, -167.908

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.9 · 173 km ESE of Atka, AlaskaMay 31, 1942M 6.4 · 109 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaNovember 6, 1941M 6.0 · Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaSeptember 2, 1942M 6.2 · 56 km ENE of Nikolski, AlaskaSeptember 4, 1942M 6.5 · 60 km ENE of Chignik, AlaskaSeptember 28, 1941M 6.2 · 57 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaSeptember 9, 1942

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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