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M 4.5 earthquake — 35 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska

November 24, 1978 · USGS event usp0000xkw

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
74 km
Location
35 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska
Coordinates
62.027, -150.519

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.2 · 132 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 28, 1978M 4.6 · 25 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaNovember 18, 1978M 4.7 · 16 km NNE of Susitna North, AlaskaDecember 3, 1978M 4.5 · 59 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaDecember 6, 1978M 4.6 · 60 km NNE of Akutan, AlaskaDecember 7, 1978M 4.7 · 210 km ENE of Chiniak, AlaskaNovember 10, 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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