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M 4.5 earthquake — 59 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska

December 6, 1978 · USGS event usp0000xsj

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
137 km
Location
59 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska
Coordinates
60.138, -153.260

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.6 · 60 km NNE of Akutan, AlaskaDecember 7, 1978M 4.7 · 16 km NNE of Susitna North, AlaskaDecember 3, 1978M 5.2 · 132 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 28, 1978M 4.9 · 99 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 14, 1978M 4.8 · 61 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, AlaskaDecember 17, 1978M 4.5 · 35 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaNovember 24, 1978

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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