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M 4.8 earthquake — Kodiak Island region, Alaska

December 7, 1981 · USGS event usp0001ha1

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
Kodiak Island region, Alaska
Coordinates
57.346, -152.255

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.6 · 19 km N of Chickaloon, AlaskaDecember 6, 1981M 4.9 · south of AlaskaDecember 9, 1981M 4.7 · 120 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaNovember 18, 1981M 4.8 · 21 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaNovember 17, 1981M 4.5 · 65 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaNovember 16, 1981M 4.8 · 78 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 30, 1981

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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