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M 4.8 earthquake — 23 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska

October 9, 1985 · USGS event usp0002km8

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
97.7 km
Location
23 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska
Coordinates
59.441, -152.294

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.9 · 134 km S of False Pass, AlaskaOctober 9, 1985M 6.6 · 85 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaOctober 9, 1985M 5.0 · 80 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaOctober 9, 1985M 4.9 · 130 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaOctober 8, 1985M 4.9 · 71 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaOctober 10, 1985M 4.9 · 99 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaOctober 4, 1985

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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