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M 4.6 earthquake — 9 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska

July 26, 1981 · USGS event usp0001eyh

Magnitude
4.6 (mb)
Depth
72 km
Location
9 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska
Coordinates
60.944, -150.852

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 77 km NE of Ouzinkie, AlaskaJuly 25, 1981M 5.2 · 63 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaAugust 1, 1981M 4.5 · 21 km WSW of Nanwalek, AlaskaJuly 21, 1981M 4.5 · 76 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, AlaskaJuly 16, 1981M 4.7 · 80 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJuly 14, 1981M 4.9 · 66 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, AlaskaJuly 13, 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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