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M 5.9 earthquake — 98 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska

January 20, 1961 · USGS event iscgem875994

Magnitude
5.89 (mw)
Depth
20 km
Location
98 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska
Coordinates
56.463, -152.424

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.0 · 129 km S of False Pass, AlaskaJanuary 14, 1961M 6.1 · Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaJanuary 11, 1961M 5.5 · 30 km S of Rampart, AlaskaJanuary 30, 1961M 6.1 · 119 km S of Akhiok, AlaskaJanuary 31, 1961M 6.8 · 187 km S of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 13, 1960M 5.9 · 69 km ESE of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 6, 1960

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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