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M 4.8 earthquake — 63 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska

September 26, 1987 · USGS event usp00038r2

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
63 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.423, -169.257

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.7 · 114 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaSeptember 26, 1987M 4.7 · 97 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSeptember 24, 1987M 4.7 · 65 km WSW of Unalaska, AlaskaSeptember 18, 1987M 5.0 · 56 km ESE of King Cove, AlaskaOctober 8, 1987M 4.7 · 105 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaOctober 17, 1987M 5.1 · 83 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaOctober 18, 1987

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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