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M 4.9 earthquake — 31 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska

December 30, 1981 · USGS event usp0001ht1

Magnitude
4.9 (mb)
Depth
24 km
Location
31 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska
Coordinates
64.558, -148.089

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · 78 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 30, 1981M 4.8 · 37 km SSW of Nanwalek, AlaskaJanuary 12, 1982M 4.6 · 23 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaJanuary 18, 1982M 4.9 · south of AlaskaDecember 9, 1981M 4.8 · Kodiak Island region, AlaskaDecember 7, 1981M 4.6 · 19 km N of Chickaloon, AlaskaDecember 6, 1981

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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