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M 4.7 earthquake — 59 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

August 8, 1983 · USGS event usp0001xgd

Magnitude
4.7 (mb)
Depth
35.6 km
Location
59 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska
Coordinates
54.999, -159.772

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.0 · 44 km E of Chenega, AlaskaAugust 9, 1983M 5.4 · 74 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaAugust 6, 1983M 5.1 · 87 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaAugust 10, 1983M 4.8 · 107 km SSW of Hydaburg, AlaskaJuly 31, 1983M 4.5 · 71 km W of Akhiok, AlaskaJuly 31, 1983M 5.1 · 133 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJuly 30, 1983

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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