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M 4.8 earthquake — 165 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

December 8, 1982 · USGS event usp0001rap

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
165 km S of Sand Point, Alaska
Coordinates
53.846, -160.449

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.6 · 94 km ESE of Old Harbor, AlaskaDecember 6, 1982M 4.9 · 35 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaDecember 5, 1982M 5.5 · 159 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 2, 1982M 4.5 · 69 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, AlaskaDecember 31, 1982M 4.9 · 107 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaJanuary 1, 1983M 5.3 · 49 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaJanuary 1, 1983

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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