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M 4.8 earthquake — 84 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska

December 21, 1973 · USGS event usp00004ks

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
44 km
Location
84 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.240, -169.356

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.7 · 79 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 21, 1973M 4.7 · 82 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 21, 1973M 4.7 · 65 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 21, 1973M 4.6 · 44 km WNW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 21, 1973M 4.6 · 130 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 22, 1973M 4.8 · 39 km NNW of Aleneva, AlaskaDecember 15, 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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