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M 4.8 earthquake — Unimak Island region, Alaska

March 15, 1990 · USGS event usp00046mq

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
Unimak Island region, Alaska
Coordinates
53.635, -163.727

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.9 · 44 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMarch 10, 1990M 4.8 · 18 km SSW of Lake Minchumina, AlaskaMarch 9, 1990M 5.3 · 44 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMarch 9, 1990M 5.6 · 35 km N of Aleneva, AlaskaMarch 8, 1990M 4.9 · 75 km S of Nikolski, AlaskaMarch 3, 1990M 4.5 · 182 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaMarch 29, 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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