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M 5.6 earthquake — south of Alaska

September 14, 1990 · USGS event usp0004epz

Magnitude
5.6 (mw)
Depth
33 km
Location
south of Alaska
Coordinates
51.457, -164.118

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · 65 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaSeptember 14, 1990M 5.1 · 90 km S of Nikolski, AlaskaSeptember 14, 1990M 4.7 · 27 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaSeptember 20, 1990M 4.6 · 6 km NNW of Chickaloon, AlaskaSeptember 21, 1990M 4.9 · 60 km SSE of Nikolski, AlaskaSeptember 4, 1990M 4.5 · 209 km SW of Yakutat, AlaskaSeptember 27, 1990

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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