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M 5.4 earthquake — 143 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska

September 21, 1980 · USGS event usp00019x1

Magnitude
5.4 (mb)
Depth
14 km
Location
143 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
51.863, -170.030

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.2 · Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaSeptember 21, 1980M 4.6 · 82 km ESE of Kobuk, AlaskaOctober 6, 1980M 4.5 · 147 km ENE of Kodiak, AlaskaOctober 6, 1980M 4.7 · 39 km ESE of Old Harbor, AlaskaOctober 6, 1980M 4.5 · northern AlaskaOctober 6, 1980M 5.4 · 153 km SE of Cordova, AlaskaSeptember 4, 1980

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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