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M 5.0 earthquake — 97 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska

December 16, 1988 · USGS event usp0003pwg

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
97 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska
Coordinates
56.581, -152.173

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 133 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaDecember 15, 1988M 4.7 · 30 km SSW of Covenant Life, AlaskaDecember 12, 1988M 5.0 · 67 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaDecember 11, 1988M 4.6 · 91 km ENE of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 10, 1988M 5.3 · 22 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, AlaskaDecember 22, 1988M 4.5 · 63 km E of Sand Point, AlaskaDecember 9, 1988

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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