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M 4.5 earthquake — 19 km SSW of Womens Bay, Alaska

January 8, 1976 · USGS event usp0000ebu

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
55 km
Location
19 km SSW of Womens Bay, Alaska
Coordinates
57.536, -152.840

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · 81 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, AlaskaJanuary 4, 1976M 5.2 · 110 km S of Unalaska, AlaskaJanuary 4, 1976M 4.6 · 80 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 28, 1975M 5.0 · 58 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 24, 1975M 4.5 · 109 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaJanuary 25, 1976M 4.6 · 64 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaJanuary 26, 1976

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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