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M 6.8 earthquake — 64 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska

January 5, 1987 · USGS event usp00031dt

Magnitude
6.8 (mw)
Depth
33 km
Location
64 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.448, -169.381

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.7 · 46 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 5, 1987M 4.6 · 61 km S of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 5, 1987M 4.9 · 80 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 7, 1987M 4.5 · 69 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 10, 1987M 4.6 · 79 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaJanuary 13, 1987M 4.5 · 68 km NW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 14, 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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