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M 4.5 earthquake — 17 km E of Golovin, Alaska

December 15, 1997 · USGS event ak997g1f0z4g

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
25.1 km
Location
17 km E of Golovin, Alaska
Coordinates
64.555, -162.672

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.5 · 64 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaDecember 22, 1997M 4.7 · 43 km SSE of Halibut Cove, AlaskaDecember 25, 1997M 4.9 · 5 km SSW of Girdwood, AlaskaDecember 5, 1997M 4.5 · 90 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaDecember 27, 1997M 4.8 · 125 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 30, 1997M 4.6 · 19 km E of Chenega, AlaskaNovember 29, 1997

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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