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M 4.8 earthquake — 69 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

March 30, 1979 · USGS event usp0000zs3

Magnitude

4.8 (mb)

Depth

37 km

Location

69 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

Coordinates

53.265, -166.745

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · Southern AlaskaApril 4, 1979 M 4.5 · 192 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaMarch 22, 1979 M 4.5 · 153 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMarch 22, 1979 M 4.7 · 95 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaApril 11, 1979 M 5.4 · 38 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaMarch 17, 1979 M 4.7 · 43 km ESE of Perryville, AlaskaApril 14, 1979

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.