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M 5.6 earthquake — 94 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

December 20, 2001 · USGS event usp000auy9

Magnitude
5.6 (mwc)
Depth
33 km
Location
94 km SE of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
54.174, -162.548

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.6 · 59 km N of Petersville, AlaskaDecember 22, 2001M 4.8 · 57 km ENE of King Cove, AlaskaDecember 13, 2001M 4.6 · 189 km E of Atka, AlaskaJanuary 5, 2002M 5.2 · 176 km WSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 6, 2002M 5.7 · 178 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 6, 2002M 5.4 · 186 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 7, 2002

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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