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M 4.9 earthquake — 162 km S of False Pass, Alaska

September 30, 1998 · USGS event usp0008vrh

Magnitude
4.9 (mb)
Depth
27.4 km
Location
162 km S of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
53.395, -163.515

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 79 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaSeptember 28, 1998M 5.0 · 6 km NNW of Knik-Fairview, AlaskaSeptember 27, 1998M 4.5 · 106 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaSeptember 24, 1998M 4.6 · 227 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaSeptember 12, 1998M 5.4 · 143 km S of False Pass, AlaskaOctober 17, 1998M 5.5 · 136 km S of False Pass, AlaskaOctober 17, 1998

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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