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M 4.7 earthquake — 54 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska

October 6, 1981 · USGS event usp0001gak

Magnitude
4.7 (mb)
Depth
28 km
Location
54 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska
Coordinates
63.576, -149.955

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.6 · 128 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaOctober 3, 1981M 4.5 · 52 km W of Dutch Harbor, AlaskaOctober 13, 1981M 4.5 · 101 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaOctober 16, 1981M 4.7 · 29 km N of Fishhook, AlaskaSeptember 26, 1981M 4.5 · 240 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaSeptember 25, 1981M 4.8 · 64 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, AlaskaOctober 19, 1981

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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