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M 4.7 earthquake — 129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska

November 10, 1979 · USGS event usp00013ya

Magnitude
4.7 (mb)
Depth
15 km
Location
129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska
Coordinates
60.366, -141.370

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.1 · 6 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaNovember 14, 1979M 4.8 · 58 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaOctober 29, 1979M 4.5 · 134 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 24, 1979M 4.5 · 83 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaOctober 17, 1979M 5.0 · 124 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaDecember 4, 1979M 4.9 · 107 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaDecember 9, 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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