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M 5.0 earthquake — 68 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska

August 3, 1973 · USGS event usp00002z4

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
124 km
Location
68 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
53.208, -169.784

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.7 · 93 km WSW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaJuly 28, 1973M 4.8 · 89 km SE of False Pass, AlaskaAugust 10, 1973M 4.7 · 240 km SE of Atka, AlaskaJuly 23, 1973M 4.7 · 20 km W of Clam Gulch, AlaskaJuly 19, 1973M 4.7 · 47 km E of Chenega, AlaskaAugust 18, 1973M 4.9 · 12 km NNE of Dutch Harbor, AlaskaAugust 21, 1973

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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