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M 4.8 earthquake — 125 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

December 30, 1997 · USGS event usp0008dep

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
125 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.036, -169.960

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 90 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaDecember 27, 1997M 5.8 · 85 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaJanuary 3, 1998M 4.5 · 98 km E of Akutan, AlaskaJanuary 3, 1998M 4.6 · 106 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaJanuary 4, 1998M 4.7 · 43 km SSE of Halibut Cove, AlaskaDecember 25, 1997M 4.5 · 93 km ESE of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 5, 1998

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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