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M 4.6 earthquake — 134 km S of False Pass, AK

June 22, 1979 · USGS event usp00011g1

Magnitude
4.6 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
134 km S of False Pass, AK
Coordinates
53.651, -163.542

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.6 · 101 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaJune 25, 1979M 4.5 · 104 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaJune 12, 1979M 5.1 · 117 km E of Nikolski, AlaskaJuly 4, 1979M 4.9 · 126 km S of Unalaska, AlaskaJuly 5, 1979M 4.6 · 105 km ENE of Circle, AlaskaJuly 9, 1979M 4.9 · 62 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaJuly 10, 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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