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M 5.0 earthquake — 188 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

October 16, 2001 · USGS event usp000ar0y

Magnitude
5 (mwc)
Depth
33 km
Location
188 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska
Coordinates
53.685, -159.882

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.6 · 94 km S of King Cove, AlaskaOctober 15, 2001M 5.2 · 128 km S of Unalaska, AlaskaOctober 21, 2001M 4.6 · 117 km S of Unalaska, AlaskaOctober 21, 2001M 4.8 · 152 km S of Akhiok, AlaskaOctober 6, 2001M 4.5 · 56 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaOctober 30, 2001M 4.8 · 134 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSeptember 28, 2001

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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