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M 5.3 earthquake — 203 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

December 16, 2020 · USGS event us7000crgf

Magnitude
5.3 (mww)
Depth
10.48 km
Location
203 km S of Sand Point, Alaska
Coordinates
53.523, -160.064

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 124 km W of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 14, 2020M 5.0 · 89 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaDecember 19, 2020M 4.5 · 35 km E of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 13, 2020M 4.9 · 103 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaDecember 10, 2020M 4.9 · south of AlaskaDecember 23, 2020M 4.5 · 245 km SE of Chiniak, AlaskaDecember 29, 2020

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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