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M 5.0 earthquake — 23 km NE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

December 26, 1983 · USGS event usp00020u5

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
144.7 km
Location
23 km NE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska
Coordinates
56.167, -160.985

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.6 · 87 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaDecember 27, 1983M 4.5 · 33 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaDecember 24, 1983M 5.0 · Kodiak Island region, AlaskaJanuary 2, 1984M 4.8 · 7 km WSW of Rampart, AlaskaJanuary 4, 1984M 4.8 · 125 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 14, 1984M 4.8 · 46 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaJanuary 14, 1984

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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