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M 5.5 earthquake — 64 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

December 22, 1997 · USGS event usp0008d1s

Magnitude
5.5 (mwc)
Depth
33 km
Location
64 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska
Coordinates
54.789, -160.830

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.7 · 43 km SSE of Halibut Cove, AlaskaDecember 25, 1997M 4.5 · 90 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaDecember 27, 1997M 4.5 · 17 km E of Golovin, AlaskaDecember 15, 1997M 4.8 · 125 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 30, 1997M 5.8 · 85 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaJanuary 3, 1998M 4.5 · 98 km E of Akutan, AlaskaJanuary 3, 1998

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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