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M 4.5 earthquake — 24 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska

May 15, 1986 · USGS event usp0002u21

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
24 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska
Coordinates
54.850, -162.448

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.7 · 78 km SW of Nanwalek, AlaskaMay 17, 1986M 4.5 · 137 km E of Chignik, AlaskaMay 14, 1986M 4.7 · 112 km SE of Perryville, AlaskaMay 11, 1986M 4.6 · 95 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMay 21, 1986M 4.6 · 33 km NE of Akutan, AlaskaMay 9, 1986M 4.5 · 56 km E of Akutan, AlaskaMay 22, 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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