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M 5.1 earthquake — 130 km S of False Pass, Alaska

October 8, 1988 · USGS event usp0003mme

Magnitude
5.1 (mw)
Depth
33 km
Location
130 km S of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
53.702, -163.067

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.9 · 17 km E of Old Harbor, AlaskaOctober 11, 1988M 4.6 · 211 km S of False Pass, AlaskaOctober 2, 1988M 4.7 · 18 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaSeptember 30, 1988M 4.7 · 88 km SE of Akhiok, AlaskaOctober 20, 1988M 4.6 · 50 km ENE of Ouzinkie, AlaskaOctober 21, 1988M 5.2 · 133 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaSeptember 24, 1988

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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