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M 5.0 earthquake — 100 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska

July 14, 1973 · USGS event usp00002q8

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
100 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska
Coordinates
58.000, -138.003

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.6 · 105 km WSW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaJuly 11, 1973M 4.7 · 20 km W of Clam Gulch, AlaskaJuly 19, 1973M 4.8 · 64 km SE of Nikolski, AlaskaJuly 7, 1973M 5.4 · 97 km WSW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaJuly 5, 1973M 4.7 · 240 km SE of Atka, AlaskaJuly 23, 1973M 4.6 · Southeastern AlaskaJuly 4, 1973

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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