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M 5.0 earthquake — 121 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

December 27, 1984 · USGS event usp0002af5

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
121 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
53.925, -162.417

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.0 · 98 km ESE of Perryville, AlaskaJanuary 2, 1985M 4.8 · Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaJanuary 2, 1985M 4.7 · 43 km S of Akhiok, AlaskaDecember 20, 1984M 5.1 · 39 km NW of Akutan, AlaskaJanuary 6, 1985M 5.7 · 100 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaJanuary 9, 1985M 5.2 · 48 km ENE of Denali National Park, AlaskaDecember 8, 1984

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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