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M 5.5 earthquake — 87 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska

November 23, 1987 · USGS event usp0003acn

Magnitude
5.5 (mw)
Depth
5 km
Location
87 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska
Coordinates
61.616, -141.323

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.7 · 245 km WSW of Yakutat, AlaskaNovember 22, 1987M 4.5 · 82 km SW of Unalaska, AlaskaNovember 24, 1987M 4.5 · 93 km SE of Akhiok, AlaskaNovember 24, 1987M 4.9 · 88 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaNovember 24, 1987M 4.7 · 99 km SE of Akhiok, AlaskaNovember 24, 1987M 4.7 · 76 km SE of Akhiok, AlaskaNovember 24, 1987

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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