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M 4.5 earthquake — Southern Alaska

April 4, 1979 · USGS event usp0000zu6

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
174 km
Location
Southern Alaska
Coordinates
60.320, -153.595

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.8 · 69 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaMarch 30, 1979M 4.7 · 95 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaApril 11, 1979M 4.7 · 43 km ESE of Perryville, AlaskaApril 14, 1979M 4.7 · 78 km S of False Pass, AlaskaApril 14, 1979M 4.6 · 108 km SW of Nikolski, AlaskaApril 16, 1979M 4.5 · 192 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaMarch 22, 1979

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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