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M 6.0 earthquake — Gulf of Alaska

January 16, 1999 · USGS event usp000916e

Magnitude
6 (mwc)
Depth
21 km
Location
Gulf of Alaska
Coordinates
56.233, -147.427

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.2 · 254 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 16, 1999M 4.5 · 116 km SSE of Akhiok, AlaskaJanuary 15, 1999M 4.5 · 138 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaJanuary 10, 1999M 6.6 · 18 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 28, 1999M 5.2 · 96 km S of King Cove, AlaskaFebruary 4, 1999M 4.7 · Southern AlaskaFebruary 9, 1999

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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