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M 4.5 earthquake — 44 km SW of Port Heiden, Alaska

December 11, 1996 · USGS event ak996fwdh1d5

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
44 km SW of Port Heiden, Alaska
Coordinates
56.650, -159.133

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.5 · 129 km SE of Old Harbor, AlaskaDecember 8, 1996M 4.6 · 113 km WSW of Akhiok, AlaskaDecember 14, 1996M 4.7 · 140 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaDecember 4, 1996M 4.6 · 75 km S of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 30, 1996M 4.9 · 131 km SE of Old Harbor, AlaskaDecember 27, 1996M 4.7 · 118 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 21, 1996

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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