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M 5.5 earthquake — 89 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

November 9, 1981 · USGS event usp0001gw2

Magnitude
5.5 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
89 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska
Coordinates
53.221, -165.747

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.6 · 70 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 10, 1981M 4.7 · 83 km NNW of Karluk, AlaskaNovember 9, 1981M 5.1 · 81 km E of Akutan, AlaskaNovember 14, 1981M 4.9 · 174 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 4, 1981M 4.5 · 65 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaNovember 16, 1981M 4.8 · 21 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaNovember 17, 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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