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M 4.6 earthquake — 61 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska

May 21, 1981 · USGS event usp0001dt3

Magnitude
4.6 (mb)
Depth
116.5 km
Location
61 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska
Coordinates
59.775, -152.920

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.5 · 198 km SSE of Unalaska, AlaskaJune 5, 1981M 5.0 · 53 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaJune 7, 1981M 5.0 · 136 km S of False Pass, AlaskaJune 13, 1981M 4.7 · 72 km SSE of Nikolski, AKApril 27, 1981M 4.5 · 50 km S of Cantwell, AlaskaApril 23, 1981M 4.6 · 54 km SE of Old Harbor, AlaskaJune 18, 1981

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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