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M 4.5 earthquake — 97 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

December 9, 1998 · USGS event usp0008zbw

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
26 km
Location
97 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
54.018, -162.977

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 86 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 7, 1998M 5.8 · 98 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 5, 1998M 5.2 · 100 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 4, 1998M 4.6 · 110 km SSW of Port Alexander, AlaskaDecember 16, 1998M 4.6 · 39 km SW of Sitka, AlaskaDecember 16, 1998M 5.4 · 149 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaDecember 1, 1998

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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