- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 22, 1956 CE
- Location:
- 166 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska
- Magnitude:
- 6.13 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Other earthquake records of 1956 CE
- Iran, Bastak · Mw 6.4 · 410 deaths
- India, Anjar, Bhuj, Gandhidham, Kandla · Mw 6 · 156 deaths
- Lebanon, Litani · M 5.8 · 148 deaths
- Afghanistan, Kabul · M 7.6 · 100 deaths
- Greece, Dodecanese · Mw 7.7 · 56 deaths
- Myanmar (Burma) · Mw 6.8 · 38 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.1 - 166 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska (1956 CE) happen?
- April 22, 1956 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.