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M 5.0 earthquake — Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

May 11, 1989 · USGS event usp0003v4t

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Coordinates
51.828, -170.093

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · 59 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaMay 13, 1989M 4.5 · 287 km ESE of Chiniak, AlaskaMay 13, 1989M 4.6 · 3 km NE of Kodiak Station, AlaskaMay 8, 1989M 4.6 · 50 km NE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMay 8, 1989M 4.7 · 70 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaMay 7, 1989M 4.7 · 109 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaMay 15, 1989

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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