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M 4.8 earthquake — 61 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska

December 17, 1978 · USGS event usp0000xym

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
22 km
Location
61 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska
Coordinates
63.953, -147.424

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.9 · 99 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 14, 1978M 4.5 · 27 km NNE of Sand Point, AlaskaDecember 22, 1978M 5.0 · 99 km NW of Takotna, AlaskaDecember 24, 1978M 4.7 · 87 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaDecember 27, 1978M 4.6 · 60 km NNE of Akutan, AlaskaDecember 7, 1978M 4.5 · 59 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaDecember 6, 1978

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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