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M 4.9 earthquake — 129 km S of False Pass, Alaska

July 10, 1978 · USGS event usp0000vge

Magnitude
4.9 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
129 km S of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
53.700, -163.598

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.8 · 77 km S of Nikolski, AlaskaJuly 13, 1978M 5.7 · 101 km SSE of Chiniak, AlaskaJuly 19, 1978M 4.8 · 126 km S of Akhiok, AlaskaJune 27, 1978M 5.0 · 85 km E of Cantwell, AlaskaJuly 23, 1978M 4.7 · 66 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaJuly 25, 1978M 4.6 · 73 km SSE of Ugashik, AlaskaJune 20, 1978

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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