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M 5.0 earthquake — 240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

March 15, 1982 · USGS event usp0001k4s

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
52.817, -162.193

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.7 · 168 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaMarch 19, 1982M 5.0 · 59 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, AlaskaFebruary 27, 1982M 4.9 · 70 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaFebruary 26, 1982M 4.6 · 73 km E of Akutan, AlaskaFebruary 19, 1982M 4.7 · 226 km SE of Perryville, AlaskaFebruary 16, 1982M 5.3 · 104 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaApril 15, 1982

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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