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M 5.5 earthquake — 179 km E of Atka, Alaska

January 8, 2003 · USGS event usp000bn8v

Magnitude
5.5 (mwc)
Depth
33 km
Location
179 km E of Atka, Alaska
Coordinates
52.089, -171.584

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 86 km WNW of Paxson, AlaskaJanuary 6, 2003M 4.7 · 142 km S of False Pass, AlaskaJanuary 6, 2003M 4.5 · 71 km S of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 1, 2003M 4.7 · 80 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 1, 2003M 4.7 · 68 km S of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 1, 2003M 5.2 · Kodiak Island region, AlaskaJanuary 16, 2003

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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