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M 4.9 earthquake — 136 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska

August 28, 1974 · USGS event usp00007u4

Magnitude
4.9 (mb)
Depth
4 km
Location
136 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska
Coordinates
59.506, -144.453

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 130 km S of Unalaska, AlaskaAugust 25, 1974M 5.3 · 80 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaAugust 24, 1974M 5.7 · 71 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaAugust 24, 1974M 4.6 · 19 km ESE of Ninilchik, AlaskaSeptember 14, 1974M 5.1 · 105 km SSE of Chiniak, AlaskaSeptember 17, 1974M 4.5 · 85 km ESE of Old Harbor, AlaskaAugust 7, 1974

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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