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M 4.7 earthquake — 104 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska

May 21, 1978 · USGS event usp0000una

Magnitude
4.7 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
104 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska
Coordinates
56.356, -152.582

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.9 · 109 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMay 12, 1978M 5.1 · 25 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaMay 12, 1978M 5.2 · 46 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaMay 5, 1978M 4.9 · 63 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaJune 9, 1978M 4.5 · 50 km SE of Egegik, AlaskaJune 10, 1978M 4.8 · 47 km SW of Cordova, AlaskaJune 10, 1978

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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