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M 4.7 earthquake — 181 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska

January 23, 1987 · USGS event usp00031v3

Magnitude
4.7 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
181 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.173, -171.230

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 98 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 23, 1987M 4.6 · 125 km SE of Old Harbor, AlaskaJanuary 24, 1987M 4.6 · 68 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaJanuary 15, 1987M 4.5 · 68 km NW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 14, 1987M 4.8 · 74 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaJanuary 31, 1987M 4.6 · 79 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaJanuary 13, 1987

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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