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M 4.9 earthquake — 19 km ENE of Ruby, Alaska

November 5, 1997 · USGS event ak997e71wr75

Magnitude
4.9 (mb)
Depth
10 km
Location
19 km ENE of Ruby, Alaska
Coordinates
64.815, -155.112

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · 207 km SSE of Unalaska, AlaskaNovember 7, 1997M 4.5 · 58 km SE of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 1, 1997M 4.7 · 180 km ENE of Atka, AlaskaOctober 27, 1997M 4.5 · 113 km ESE of Chignik, AlaskaNovember 13, 1997M 5.4 · 119 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 17, 1997M 5.2 · 112 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 17, 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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