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M 4.8 earthquake — 64 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska

October 19, 1981 · USGS event usp0001gjm

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
15 km
Location
64 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska
Coordinates
67.792, -161.501

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 101 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaOctober 16, 1981M 4.6 · 28 km SW of Port Lions, AlaskaOctober 25, 1981M 4.5 · 62 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaOctober 25, 1981M 4.5 · 52 km W of Dutch Harbor, AlaskaOctober 13, 1981M 4.5 · 178 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaOctober 31, 1981M 4.7 · 54 km WNW of Cantwell, AlaskaOctober 6, 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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