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M 4.8 earthquake — 86 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

April 17, 1978 · USGS event usp0000u51

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
86 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
54.147, -163.962

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.9 · 68 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaApril 16, 1978M 4.5 · 96 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaApril 18, 1978M 4.6 · 43 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaApril 19, 1978M 4.5 · 134 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaApril 13, 1978M 5.1 · 75 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaApril 12, 1978M 4.6 · 103 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaApril 12, 1978

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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