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M 4.8 earthquake — 123 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

December 8, 1985 · USGS event usp0002np8

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
123 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
53.794, -163.973

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · 40 km E of Fox River, AlaskaDecember 8, 1985M 4.8 · 84 km ENE of Akutan, AlaskaDecember 7, 1985M 4.7 · 156 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 14, 1985M 4.6 · 84 km SE of Akhiok, AlaskaNovember 27, 1985M 4.5 · 27 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaDecember 25, 1985M 5.3 · 117 km SSE of Ugashik, AlaskaDecember 28, 1985

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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