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M 5.0 earthquake — 143 km S of False Pass, Alaska

August 21, 1982 · USGS event usp0001p6a

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
38 km
Location
143 km S of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
53.571, -163.646

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.2 · 93 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaAugust 19, 1982M 5.3 · 58 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaAugust 24, 1982M 4.7 · 170 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaAugust 18, 1982M 4.7 · 74 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaAugust 25, 1982M 4.7 · 107 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaAugust 26, 1982M 5.2 · 74 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaAugust 30, 1982

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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