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M 4.8 earthquake — 6 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska

May 5, 1982 · USGS event usp0001m47

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
63.1 km
Location
6 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska
Coordinates
61.252, -149.748

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.0 · 100 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMay 3, 1982M 4.6 · 77 km S of Nikolski, AlaskaMay 2, 1982M 4.5 · 100 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMay 2, 1982M 4.5 · 103 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMay 2, 1982M 4.5 · 89 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMay 2, 1982M 5.1 · 103 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMay 2, 1982

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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