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M 5.0 earthquake — 156 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

August 10, 1979 · USGS event usp00012b2

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
156 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.002, -170.573

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 139 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaAugust 10, 1979M 4.6 · 57 km S of Port Graham, AlaskaAugust 22, 1979M 5.0 · 232 km SE of Atka, AlaskaJuly 26, 1979M 4.8 · 175 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaAugust 25, 1979M 5.5 · 137 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaJuly 24, 1979M 4.6 · 61 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaAugust 31, 1979

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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