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M 5.0 earthquake — 88 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

August 3, 1998 · USGS event usp0008spy

Magnitude
5 (mwc)
Depth
55.6 km
Location
88 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
54.137, -162.824

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.6 · 30 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaAugust 4, 1998M 4.5 · 224 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaAugust 12, 1998M 4.6 · 22 km WNW of Old Harbor, AlaskaAugust 17, 1998M 4.7 · 35 km E of Knik River, AlaskaAugust 18, 1998M 4.5 · 103 km ESE of Nikolski, AlaskaAugust 19, 1998M 4.5 · 213 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaJuly 16, 1998

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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