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M 6.8 earthquake — Southern Alaska

April 27, 1933 · USGS event iscgem905539

Magnitude
6.85 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
Southern Alaska
Coordinates
61.094, -151.113

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.1 · 124 km ESE of Nikolski, AlaskaApril 27, 1933M 5.8 · 179 km S of Lowell Point, AlaskaMarch 28, 1933M 5.8 · 17 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaJune 12, 1933M 6.0 · Southern AlaskaJune 13, 1933M 5.8 · 27 km N of Beluga, AlaskaJune 19, 1933M 6.0 · 57 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaJune 28, 1933

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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