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M 5.9 earthquake — 99 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

October 20, 1929 · USGS event iscgem908356

Magnitude
5.88 (mw)
Depth
35 km
Location
99 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska
Coordinates
54.639, -159.528

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.1 · 166 km S of False Pass, AlaskaOctober 14, 1929M 5.6 · 93 km WNW of Nikolski, AlaskaJuly 11, 1929M 6.0 · 39 km SW of Salcha, AlaskaJuly 4, 1929M 5.8 · 37 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaJuly 3, 1929M 5.7 · 79 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaApril 23, 1930M 5.7 · 53 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaMarch 10, 1929

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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