Hello Barbara,

I suppose something like this sequence would be very rare, but it did happen. I would go with the numbers, but we never really know for sure. Imagine being hit with a 7.9 magnitude, followed by an 8 magnitude.

glen

1899 Sep 04 00:22 60.0N 142.0W 7.9 Near Cape Yakataga
1899 Sep 10 17:04 60.0N 140.0W 7.4 Yakutat Bay
1899 Sep 10 21:41 60.0N 140.0W 8.0 Yakutat Bay
1899 Sep 23 12:50 59.0N 143.0W 7.0 Cape Yakataga