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M 4.7 earthquake — 43 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska

December 25, 1997 · USGS event ak997ghxdiny

Magnitude
4.7 (mb)
Depth
34.9 km
Location
43 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska
Coordinates
59.215, -151.025

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 90 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaDecember 27, 1997M 5.5 · 64 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaDecember 22, 1997M 4.8 · 125 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 30, 1997M 5.8 · 85 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaJanuary 3, 1998M 4.5 · 98 km E of Akutan, AlaskaJanuary 3, 1998M 4.5 · 17 km E of Golovin, AlaskaDecember 15, 1997

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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