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M 5.0 earthquake — 61 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska

August 12, 1980 · USGS event usp00019c9

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
110 km
Location
61 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska
Coordinates
59.980, -152.845

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · 132 km S of False Pass, AlaskaAugust 13, 1980M 4.9 · Unimak Island region, AlaskaAugust 10, 1980M 4.9 · Alaska PeninsulaAugust 10, 1980M 4.8 · 133 km S of False Pass, AlaskaAugust 16, 1980M 5.2 · 21 km E of Denali National Park, AlaskaAugust 7, 1980M 4.5 · 62 km NNE of Petersville, AlaskaAugust 18, 1980

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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