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M 4.5 earthquake — 236 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska

January 17, 1989 · USGS event usp0003qxw

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
10 km
Location
236 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska
Coordinates
58.044, -142.624

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 164 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 18, 1989M 4.7 · 68 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaJanuary 18, 1989M 4.8 · 167 km SE of Chignik, AlaskaJanuary 15, 1989M 4.5 · 5 km WSW of Karluk, AlaskaJanuary 14, 1989M 5.0 · Alaska PeninsulaJanuary 13, 1989M 4.5 · 208 km WSW of Yakutat, AlaskaJanuary 26, 1989

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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