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M 4.7 earthquake — 95 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

April 11, 1979 · USGS event usp0000zy7

Magnitude
4.7 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
95 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska
Coordinates
54.495, -160.811

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.7 · 43 km ESE of Perryville, AlaskaApril 14, 1979M 4.7 · 78 km S of False Pass, AlaskaApril 14, 1979M 4.6 · 108 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaApril 16, 1979M 5.1 · 229 km SSW of Nikolski, AKApril 18, 1979M 4.5 · Southern AlaskaApril 4, 1979M 5.3 · 106 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaApril 20, 1979

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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