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M 4.6 earthquake — 111 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska

March 4, 1978 · USGS event usp0000t7r

Magnitude
4.6 (mb)
Depth
20 km
Location
111 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska
Coordinates
56.256, -152.723

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 39 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMarch 5, 1978M 4.5 · 103 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaMarch 3, 1978M 4.9 · 12 km NE of Chignik, AlaskaMarch 2, 1978M 4.7 · 80 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaMarch 15, 1978M 5.1 · 76 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaMarch 16, 1978M 5.5 · 73 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaMarch 16, 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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