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M 5.4 earthquake — 87 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

May 16, 1975 · USGS event usp0000b22

Magnitude
5.4 (mb)
Depth
9 km
Location
87 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
54.089, -163.093

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.4 · 70 km WSW of Cantwell, AlaskaMay 18, 1975M 4.8 · 27 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaMay 21, 1975M 4.6 · 21 km E of Pope-Vannoy Landing, AlaskaMay 21, 1975M 4.7 · 81 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaMay 8, 1975M 4.8 · 130 km E of Chiniak, AlaskaMay 25, 1975M 4.6 · 92 km S of False Pass, AlaskaMay 6, 1975

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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