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M 7.9 earthquake — Kodiak Island region, Alaska

October 9, 1900 · USGS event official19001009122400000

Magnitude
7.86 (mw)
Depth
20 km
Location
Kodiak Island region, Alaska
Coordinates
57.400, -151.000

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 7.0 · South of AlaskaDecember 30, 1901M 7.1 · Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaDecember 31, 1901M 7.0 · Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaJanuary 1, 1902M 6.9 · Kuskokwim River Basin, Southwestern AlaskaJune 2, 1903M 7.3 · Central AlaskaAugust 27, 1904M 6.6 · 135 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 23, 1906

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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