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M 4.9 earthquake — 12 km NE of Chignik, Alaska

March 2, 1978 · USGS event usp0000t6x

Magnitude
4.9 (mb)
Depth
88 km
Location
12 km NE of Chignik, Alaska
Coordinates
56.388, -158.282

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 103 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaMarch 3, 1978M 4.6 · 111 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaMarch 4, 1978M 4.5 · 39 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMarch 5, 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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