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M 5.0 earthquake — 110 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

January 25, 1978 · USGS event usp0000spv

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
21 km
Location
110 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.126, -169.808

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.7 · 256 km SE of Chignik, AlaskaJanuary 26, 1978M 4.7 · 9 km ENE of Kasilof, AlaskaJanuary 27, 1978M 4.5 · 18 km SSE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaJanuary 28, 1978M 4.6 · 131 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 18, 1978M 4.7 · 172 km SSE of Cordova, AlaskaJanuary 15, 1978M 4.8 · 87 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaJanuary 14, 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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