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M 4.7 earthquake — 105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

October 17, 1987 · USGS event usp00039bw

Magnitude
4.7 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
53.992, -164.072

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.1 · 83 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaOctober 18, 1987M 4.7 · 75 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaOctober 19, 1987M 4.6 · 59 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, AlaskaOctober 24, 1987M 5.0 · 56 km ESE of King Cove, AlaskaOctober 8, 1987M 5.2 · 139 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaOctober 28, 1987M 4.8 · 22 km S of Cooper Landing, AlaskaOctober 31, 1987

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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