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M 4.8 earthquake — 227 km S of False Pass, Alaska

January 29, 1986 · USGS event usp0002qj0

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
227 km S of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
52.831, -162.910

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 115 km NNE of Kobuk, AlaskaFebruary 5, 1986M 5.1 · 116 km NNE of Kobuk, AlaskaFebruary 6, 1986M 5.0 · 64 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaFebruary 13, 1986M 4.7 · 59 km E of Nikolski, AlaskaFebruary 20, 1986M 4.8 · 107 km SSW of Akhiok, AlaskaFebruary 21, 1986M 4.6 · 32 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaJanuary 6, 1986

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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