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M 4.8 earthquake — 49 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

January 8, 1980 · USGS event usp00014xe

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
58 km
Location
49 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.620, -169.377

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.6 · 109 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 12, 1980M 4.7 · 203 km S of False Pass, AlaskaJanuary 16, 1980M 4.5 · 105 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaJanuary 20, 1980M 4.5 · 77 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 22, 1980M 4.5 · 52 km N of Wales, AlaskaJanuary 26, 1980M 4.8 · 230 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaDecember 14, 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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