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M 5.8 earthquake — 98 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska

December 5, 1998 · USGS event usp0008z69

Magnitude
5.8 (mwc)
Depth
33 km
Location
98 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
Coordinates
52.121, -169.412

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.2 · 100 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 4, 1998M 4.5 · 86 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 7, 1998M 5.4 · 149 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaDecember 1, 1998M 4.5 · 97 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaDecember 9, 1998M 5.2 · 99 km SSE of False Pass, AlaskaNovember 28, 1998M 4.6 · 110 km SSW of Port Alexander, AlaskaDecember 16, 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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