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M 5.0 earthquake — 124 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

December 4, 1979 · USGS event usp00014b6

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
39 km
Location
124 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
Coordinates
53.706, -164.023

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.9 · 107 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaDecember 9, 1979M 5.4 · 92 km W of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 9, 1979M 4.5 · 134 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 24, 1979M 4.8 · 230 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaDecember 14, 1979M 5.1 · 6 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaNovember 14, 1979M 4.7 · 129 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaNovember 10, 1979

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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