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M 4.6 earthquake — 96 km W of Nikiski, Alaska

July 16, 1979 · USGS event usp00011we

Magnitude
4.6 (mb)
Depth
141 km
Location
96 km W of Nikiski, Alaska
Coordinates
60.861, -153.019

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.3 · 55 km NNE of Chickaloon, AlaskaJuly 17, 1979M 4.8 · 94 km SSE of Ugashik, AlaskaJuly 18, 1979M 5.4 · 160 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaJuly 15, 1979M 4.7 · 84 km SSE of Ugashik, AlaskaJuly 18, 1979M 5.1 · 105 km S of Port Alexander, AlaskaJuly 11, 1979M 4.9 · 62 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaJuly 10, 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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