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M 4.5 earthquake — 192 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska

March 22, 1979 · USGS event usp0000zkm

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
192 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska
Coordinates
54.455, -157.516

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 153 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMarch 22, 1979M 5.4 · 38 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaMarch 17, 1979M 4.8 · 69 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaMarch 30, 1979M 4.5 · Southern AlaskaApril 4, 1979M 4.7 · 95 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaApril 11, 1979M 5.4 · 106 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMarch 2, 1979

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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