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M 4.8 earthquake — 21 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska

November 17, 1981 · USGS event usp0001h0k

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
74 km
Location
21 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska
Coordinates
60.310, -151.740

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 65 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaNovember 16, 1981M 4.7 · 120 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaNovember 18, 1981M 5.1 · 81 km E of Akutan, AlaskaNovember 14, 1981M 4.6 · 70 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 10, 1981M 5.5 · 89 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaNovember 9, 1981M 4.7 · 83 km NNW of Karluk, AlaskaNovember 9, 1981

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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