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M 4.8 earthquake — 60 km W of Nikolski, Alaska

January 12, 1990 · USGS event usp000445m

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
60 km W of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.952, -169.760

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 29 km SE of Minto, AlaskaJanuary 12, 1990M 4.5 · 73 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 12, 1990M 4.6 · 87 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaJanuary 11, 1990M 4.6 · south of AlaskaJanuary 11, 1990M 5.5 · 94 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 10, 1990M 4.7 · 132 km ESE of Chignik, AlaskaJanuary 14, 1990

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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