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M 5.0 earthquake — 230 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska

November 18, 1987 · USGS event usp0003a7u

Magnitude
5 (mw)
Depth
10 km
Location
230 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska
Coordinates
58.696, -143.398

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.4 · 243 km SSE of Cordova, AlaskaNovember 18, 1987M 5.8 · Gulf of AlaskaNovember 18, 1987M 4.9 · 25 km SSE of Mud Bay, AlaskaNovember 17, 1987M 5.5 · 219 km WSW of Yakutat, AlaskaNovember 17, 1987M 4.7 · 254 km WSW of Yakutat, AlaskaNovember 17, 1987M 6.9 · Gulf of AlaskaNovember 17, 1987

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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