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M 5.0 earthquake — 146 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

December 29, 1990 · USGS event usp0004jya

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
58.2 km
Location
146 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.102, -170.532

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.3 · 49 km S of Cantwell, AlaskaDecember 28, 1990M 5.4 · 139 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaJanuary 1, 1991M 4.8 · 95 km E of Akutan, AlaskaDecember 24, 1990M 4.5 · 42 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaJanuary 11, 1991M 4.8 · 90 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 16, 1990M 4.5 · 222 km SW of Yakutat, AlaskaJanuary 14, 1991

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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