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M 7.8 earthquake — Gulf of Alaska

March 6, 1988 · USGS event usp0003dnb

Magnitude

7.8 (mw)

Depth

10 km

Location

Gulf of Alaska

Coordinates

56.953, -143.032

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.1 · Gulf of AlaskaMarch 6, 1988 M 6.2 · 290 km SW of Yakutat, AlaskaMarch 6, 1988 M 4.5 · Gulf of AlaskaMarch 6, 1988 M 4.8 · 213 km SW of Yakutat, AlaskaMarch 4, 1988 M 5.3 · 180 km SSE of Cordova, AlaskaMarch 10, 1988 M 4.6 · Gulf of AlaskaMarch 10, 1988

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.