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M 4.8 earthquake — 27 km S of Akutan, Alaska

December 30, 1987 · USGS event usp0003bnu

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
27 km S of Akutan, Alaska
Coordinates
53.886, -165.797

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.6 · 99 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 28, 1987M 4.6 · 111 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaJanuary 2, 1988M 4.5 · 39 km E of Akutan, AlaskaDecember 26, 1987M 4.8 · 258 km SW of Yakutat, AlaskaDecember 26, 1987M 4.7 · 188 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaJanuary 10, 1988M 5.5 · 184 km WSW of Yakutat, AlaskaDecember 15, 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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