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M 5.4 earthquake — 38 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska

March 17, 1979 · USGS event usp0000zf5

Magnitude
5.4 (mb)
Depth
104 km
Location
38 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska
Coordinates
63.090, -148.558

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 153 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMarch 22, 1979M 4.5 · 192 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaMarch 22, 1979M 4.8 · 69 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaMarch 30, 1979M 5.4 · 106 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMarch 2, 1979M 5.4 · 127 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaMarch 1, 1979M 4.6 · 100 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMarch 1, 1979

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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