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M 4.6 earthquake — 43 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska

April 19, 1978 · USGS event usp0000u5t

Magnitude
4.6 (mb)
Depth
158 km
Location
43 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska
Coordinates
60.135, -153.540

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 96 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaApril 18, 1978M 4.8 · 86 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaApril 17, 1978M 4.9 · 68 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaApril 16, 1978M 4.7 · Kodiak Island region, AlaskaApril 22, 1978M 4.5 · 134 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaApril 13, 1978M 4.5 · 46 km NE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaApril 25, 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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