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M 4.9 earthquake — 176 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska

September 16, 1989 · USGS event usp0003zp5

Magnitude
4.9 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
176 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
51.795, -167.066

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.7 · 141 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSeptember 17, 1989M 4.6 · 160 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaSeptember 11, 1989M 4.7 · 31 km WNW of False Pass, AlaskaSeptember 22, 1989M 4.5 · 50 km NNE of Aleneva, AlaskaSeptember 24, 1989M 4.6 · 167 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSeptember 5, 1989M 7.0 · 164 km SE of Chignik, AlaskaSeptember 4, 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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