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M 4.8 earthquake — 6 km S of Mud Bay, Alaska

October 26, 1973 · USGS event usp00003xt

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
6 km S of Mud Bay, Alaska
Coordinates
59.106, -135.367

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · 122 km S of False Pass, AlaskaOctober 21, 1973M 4.6 · 128 km SSE of Alcan Border, AlaskaNovember 4, 1973M 4.9 · 159 km W of Nikolski, AlaskaOctober 16, 1973M 4.5 · 47 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaNovember 17, 1973M 5.0 · Kodiak Island region, AlaskaSeptember 21, 1973M 5.0 · 79 km S of Akhiok, AlaskaSeptember 19, 1973

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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