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M 4.8 earthquake — 78 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

September 20, 1986 · USGS event usp0002y7w

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
78 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
54.218, -162.871

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.6 · 57 km SW of Unalaska, AlaskaSeptember 20, 1986M 4.6 · 17 km ENE of Willow, AlaskaSeptember 18, 1986M 4.5 · 83 km SSE of Akhiok, AlaskaSeptember 23, 1986M 5.9 · 87 km SSE of Akhiok, AlaskaSeptember 16, 1986M 4.5 · 34 km E of Chitina, AlaskaSeptember 15, 1986M 4.5 · 80 km SSE of Akhiok, AlaskaSeptember 14, 1986

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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