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M 4.5 earthquake — 89 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska

August 3, 1978 · USGS event usp0000vx4

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
89 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska
Coordinates
58.455, -137.787

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · 186 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaAugust 8, 1978M 4.7 · 66 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaJuly 25, 1978M 5.0 · 85 km E of Cantwell, AlaskaJuly 23, 1978M 5.7 · 101 km SSE of Chiniak, AlaskaJuly 19, 1978M 5.4 · 33 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaAugust 18, 1978M 4.6 · 93 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaAugust 19, 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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