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M 4.6 earthquake — 25 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

November 18, 1978 · USGS event usp0000xgu

Magnitude
4.6 (mb)
Depth
182 km
Location
25 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska
Coordinates
56.117, -161.552

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 35 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaNovember 24, 1978M 4.7 · 210 km ENE of Chiniak, AlaskaNovember 10, 1978M 4.7 · 59 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaNovember 10, 1978M 5.2 · 132 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 28, 1978M 4.7 · 16 km NNE of Susitna North, AlaskaDecember 3, 1978M 4.7 · 195 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaNovember 2, 1978

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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