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M 4.8 earthquake — 39 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

January 18, 1981 · USGS event usp0001bsk

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
47 km
Location
39 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska
Coordinates
55.175, -159.943

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.7 · 181 km SE of Perryville, AlaskaJanuary 19, 1981M 4.5 · 43 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaJanuary 19, 1981M 4.7 · 87 km WNW of Karluk, AlaskaJanuary 20, 1981M 4.8 · 104 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 14, 1981M 4.5 · 13 km WNW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 14, 1981M 5.0 · 117 km S of Unalaska, AlaskaJanuary 12, 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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