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M 4.6 earthquake — 167 km S of False Pass, Alaska

September 5, 1989 · USGS event usp0003z91

Magnitude
4.6 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
167 km S of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
53.349, -163.523

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 7.0 · 164 km SE of Chignik, AlaskaSeptember 4, 1989M 4.6 · 160 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaSeptember 11, 1989M 4.5 · 42 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaAugust 27, 1989M 4.9 · 176 km SE of Nikolski, AlaskaSeptember 16, 1989M 4.7 · 141 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSeptember 17, 1989M 4.9 · 76 km SE of Nikolski, AlaskaAugust 23, 1989

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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