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M 5.2 earthquake — 132 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

November 28, 1978 · USGS event usp0000xnk

Magnitude
5.2 (mb)
Depth
11 km
Location
132 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.027, -170.109

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 35 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaNovember 24, 1978M 4.7 · 16 km NNE of Susitna North, AlaskaDecember 3, 1978M 4.5 · 59 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaDecember 6, 1978M 4.6 · 60 km NNE of Akutan, AlaskaDecember 7, 1978M 4.6 · 25 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaNovember 18, 1978M 4.9 · 99 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 14, 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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