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M 4.5 earthquake — 13 km W of Nikolski, Alaska

February 28, 1979 · USGS event usp0000z1w

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
79 km
Location
13 km W of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.936, -169.057

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · 135 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFebruary 27, 1979M 7.1 · 113 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaFebruary 28, 1979M 4.6 · 100 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMarch 1, 1979M 5.4 · 127 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaMarch 1, 1979M 5.4 · 106 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMarch 2, 1979M 4.6 · 17 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaFebruary 18, 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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