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M 4.8 earthquake — 61 km SE of King Cove, Alaska

January 18, 2009 · USGS event usp000gst2

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
51.6 km
Location
61 km SE of King Cove, Alaska
Coordinates
54.655, -161.662

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.9 · Southern AlaskaJanuary 24, 2009M 5.8 · 190 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 26, 2009M 4.8 · 87 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaJanuary 28, 2009M 4.5 · 30 km E of Akutan, AlaskaJanuary 7, 2009M 5.3 · 62 km NNE of Ouzinkie, AlaskaJanuary 2, 2009M 4.5 · Central AlaskaDecember 28, 2008

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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