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M6.3 earthquake - Central Alaska

Name: M6.3 earthquake - Central Alaska
Start: 1991-05-01T07:18:43.84+00:00
Location: Central Alaska

12952 d ago · 1 May 1991, 07:18 UTC Central Alaska

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Central Alaska on 1 May 1991, 07:18 UTC at a depth of 115 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Eagle River, about 161 km away in Alaska, United States.

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