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M 4.8 earthquake — 90 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska

December 16, 1990 · USGS event usp0004j6q

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
90 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.222, -169.501

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.6 · 6 km E of Fox River, AlaskaDecember 11, 1990M 4.8 · 95 km E of Akutan, AlaskaDecember 24, 1990M 5.0 · 6 km ENE of Susitna, AlaskaDecember 7, 1990M 4.7 · 77 km SE of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 5, 1990M 5.3 · 49 km S of Cantwell, AlaskaDecember 28, 1990M 5.0 · 146 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 29, 1990

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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