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M 4.8 earthquake — 159 km E of Atka, Alaska

March 28, 1980 · USGS event usp00016aa

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
55 km
Location
159 km E of Atka, Alaska
Coordinates
51.965, -171.906

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.9 · 83 km E of Nikolski, AlaskaMarch 28, 1980M 4.7 · 76 km ESE of Nikolski, AlaskaMarch 27, 1980M 4.8 · 135 km S of Unalaska, AlaskaMarch 30, 1980M 4.5 · 95 km NNE of Nikolski, AlaskaMarch 26, 1980M 4.8 · 74 km E of Nikolski, AlaskaMarch 25, 1980M 4.9 · 72 km ENE of Nikolski, AlaskaMarch 25, 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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