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M 4.5 earthquake — 63 km E of Sand Point, Alaska

December 9, 1988 · USGS event usp0003pq3

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
30.4 km
Location
63 km E of Sand Point, Alaska
Coordinates
55.248, -159.509

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.6 · 91 km ENE of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 10, 1988M 5.0 · 67 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaDecember 11, 1988M 4.9 · 61 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaDecember 6, 1988M 4.7 · 30 km SSW of Covenant Life, AlaskaDecember 12, 1988M 4.5 · 133 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaDecember 15, 1988M 5.0 · 97 km SE of Old Harbor, AlaskaDecember 16, 1988

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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