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M 5.2 earthquake — Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

September 21, 1980 · USGS event usp00019wz

Magnitude
5.2 (mb)
Depth
12 km
Location
Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Coordinates
51.908, -169.907

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.4 · 143 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaSeptember 21, 1980M 4.6 · 82 km ESE of Kobuk, AlaskaOctober 6, 1980M 4.5 · 147 km ENE of Kodiak, AlaskaOctober 6, 1980M 4.7 · 39 km ESE of Old Harbor, AlaskaOctober 6, 1980M 4.5 · northern AlaskaOctober 6, 1980M 5.4 · 153 km SE of Cordova, AlaskaSeptember 4, 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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