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M 4.8 earthquake — 87 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

January 14, 1978 · USGS event usp0000sh2

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
40 km
Location
87 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
54.170, -164.086

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.7 · 172 km SSE of Cordova, AlaskaJanuary 15, 1978M 4.6 · 131 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 18, 1978M 4.8 · 11 km SSW of Old Harbor, AlaskaJanuary 8, 1978M 4.6 · 3 km NE of Sunrise, AlaskaJanuary 6, 1978M 4.9 · 102 km S of Akhiok, AlaskaJanuary 5, 1978M 5.0 · 110 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 25, 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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