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M 4.8 earthquake — 90 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska

December 3, 1980 · USGS event usp0001b50

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
50 km
Location
90 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.594, -170.083

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.9 · 61 km SE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaNovember 30, 1980M 4.5 · 65 km WNW of Nikolski, AlaskaNovember 29, 1980M 4.6 · 38 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaNovember 28, 1980M 5.0 · 145 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaNovember 28, 1980M 4.9 · 234 km S of False Pass, AlaskaNovember 28, 1980M 4.7 · 144 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaNovember 26, 1980

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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