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M 5.0 earthquake — 145 km S of False Pass, Alaska

November 17, 1983 · USGS event usp0001zwd

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
145 km S of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
53.555, -163.673

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.1 · 99 km SE of Perryville, AlaskaNovember 20, 1983M 5.1 · 130 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 11, 1983M 4.6 · 91 km WSW of Nanwalek, AlaskaNovember 23, 1983M 5.0 · 113 km SE of Old Harbor, AlaskaNovember 24, 1983M 5.3 · 103 km SE of Old Harbor, AlaskaNovember 24, 1983M 5.1 · 99 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaNovember 24, 1983

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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