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M 4.8 earthquake — 77 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska

February 8, 1991 · USGS event usp0004mqk

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
77 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.579, -167.883

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · 87 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaFebruary 7, 1991M 5.1 · 24 km W of Beaver, AlaskaFebruary 7, 1991M 4.7 · 65 km SE of Nikolski, AlaskaFebruary 21, 1991M 4.5 · 22 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaJanuary 20, 1991M 4.5 · 63 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaFebruary 28, 1991M 4.5 · 222 km SW of Yakutat, AlaskaJanuary 14, 1991

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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