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M 4.6 earthquake — 83 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska

July 3, 1973 · USGS event usp00002hd

Magnitude
4.6 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
83 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska
Coordinates
58.057, -137.731

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 6.0 · 101 km WSW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaJuly 3, 1973M 5.1 · 93 km WSW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaJuly 3, 1973M 4.5 · 58 km WSW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaJuly 4, 1973M 4.7 · 194 km E of Atka, AlaskaJuly 4, 1973M 4.5 · 84 km WSW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaJuly 2, 1973M 4.6 · Southeastern AlaskaJuly 4, 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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