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M 4.6 earthquake — 270 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska

December 2, 1987 · USGS event usp0003aur

Magnitude
4.6 (mb)
Depth
10 km
Location
270 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska
Coordinates
57.790, -142.937

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.4 · 193 km WSW of Yakutat, AlaskaDecember 2, 1987M 5.2 · 208 km SW of Yakutat, AlaskaDecember 2, 1987M 4.6 · 212 km WSW of Yakutat, AlaskaDecember 1, 1987M 4.5 · 247 km SW of Yakutat, AlaskaDecember 1, 1987M 4.6 · 146 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 1, 1987M 5.8 · 243 km SW of Yakutat, AlaskaDecember 1, 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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