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M 4.6 earthquake — 125 km S of False Pass, Alaska

August 20, 1986 · USGS event usp0002xb6

Magnitude
4.6 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
125 km S of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
53.736, -163.163

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · 57 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaAugust 23, 1986M 4.5 · 18 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaAugust 25, 1986M 4.6 · 88 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaAugust 14, 1986M 4.5 · 182 km WSW of Yakutat, AlaskaAugust 27, 1986M 4.7 · 177 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaAugust 9, 1986M 4.5 · 60 km WSW of Unalaska, AlaskaAugust 8, 1986

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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