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M 4.9 earthquake — south of Alaska

December 9, 1981 · USGS event usp0001hbb

Magnitude
4.9 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
south of Alaska
Coordinates
53.193, -154.826

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · Kodiak Island region, AlaskaDecember 7, 1981M 4.6 · 19 km N of Chickaloon, AlaskaDecember 6, 1981M 4.7 · 120 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaNovember 18, 1981M 4.8 · 78 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaDecember 30, 1981M 4.9 · 31 km SSW of South Van Horn, AlaskaDecember 30, 1981M 4.8 · 21 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaNovember 17, 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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