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M 4.8 earthquake — 84 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

September 21, 1979 · USGS event usp000131s

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
39 km
Location
84 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska
Coordinates
54.646, -161.028

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.6 · 31 km WSW of Unalaska, AlaskaSeptember 22, 1979M 4.6 · Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaSeptember 9, 1979M 4.7 · 96 km SE of Chenega, AlaskaSeptember 8, 1979M 5.8 · 41 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSeptember 1, 1979M 5.1 · 81 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaAugust 31, 1979M 4.6 · 61 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaAugust 31, 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.

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