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M 4.9 earthquake — Alaska Peninsula

August 10, 1980 · USGS event usp00019bb

Magnitude
4.9 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
Alaska Peninsula
Coordinates
54.321, -161.636

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.9 · Unimak Island region, AlaskaAugust 10, 1980M 5.0 · 61 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaAugust 12, 1980M 5.2 · 21 km E of Denali National Park, AlaskaAugust 7, 1980M 4.8 · 132 km S of False Pass, AlaskaAugust 13, 1980M 4.8 · 133 km S of False Pass, AlaskaAugust 16, 1980M 5.7 · 102 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaAugust 3, 1980

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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