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M 5.3 earthquake — 22 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska

December 22, 1988 · USGS event usp0003q2x

Magnitude
5.3 (mw)
Depth
76.3 km
Location
22 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Coordinates
53.983, -166.244

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.0 · 97 km SE of Old Harbor, AlaskaDecember 16, 1988M 4.5 · 133 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaDecember 15, 1988M 4.7 · 30 km SSW of Covenant Life, AlaskaDecember 12, 1988M 4.7 · 129 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaJanuary 2, 1989M 5.0 · 67 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaDecember 11, 1988M 4.6 · 91 km ENE of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 10, 1988

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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