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M 4.8 earthquake — 162 km S of False Pass, Alaska

December 27, 2008 · USGS event usp000grm9

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
10.5 km
Location
162 km S of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
53.398, -163.526

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.2 · 163 km S of False Pass, AlaskaDecember 27, 2008M 4.9 · 163 km S of False Pass, AlaskaDecember 27, 2008M 4.8 · 155 km S of False Pass, AlaskaDecember 27, 2008M 4.5 · Central AlaskaDecember 28, 2008M 5.3 · 62 km NNE of Ouzinkie, AlaskaJanuary 2, 2009M 4.5 · 63 km SSE of Akhiok, AlaskaDecember 18, 2008

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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