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M 4.8 earthquake — 51 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska

December 6, 1989 · USGS event ak989fmi77dm

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
102.4 km
Location
51 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska
Coordinates
63.120, -149.774

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaDecember 7, 1989M 4.6 · 172 km WSW of Yakutat, AlaskaDecember 1, 1989M 4.5 · 244 km SW of Yakutat, AlaskaNovember 28, 1989M 4.6 · 154 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaDecember 20, 1989M 4.7 · 39 km NNE of Cold Bay, AlaskaDecember 21, 1989M 5.4 · 57 km S of McGrath, AlaskaDecember 21, 1989

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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