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M 5.4 earthquake — 143 km S of False Pass, Alaska

October 17, 1998 · USGS event usp0008wp0

Magnitude
5.4 (mwc)
Depth
33 km
Location
143 km S of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
53.565, -163.266

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.5 · 136 km S of False Pass, AlaskaOctober 17, 1998M 4.7 · 175 km S of False Pass, AlaskaOctober 22, 1998M 4.7 · 82 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaOctober 25, 1998M 4.7 · 76 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaOctober 25, 1998M 4.8 · 77 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaOctober 25, 1998M 4.7 · 95 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaOctober 31, 1998

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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