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M 4.7 earthquake — 87 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska

January 20, 1981 · USGS event usp0001btt

Magnitude
4.7 (mb)
Depth
84 km
Location
87 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska
Coordinates
57.910, -155.782

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 43 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaJanuary 19, 1981M 4.7 · 181 km SE of Perryville, AlaskaJanuary 19, 1981M 4.8 · 39 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaJanuary 18, 1981M 4.8 · 104 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 14, 1981M 4.5 · 13 km WNW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 14, 1981M 5.0 · 117 km S of Unalaska, AlaskaJanuary 12, 1981

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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