- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 20, 1979 CE
- Location:
- 104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska
- Magnitude:
- 6.4 mb
- Depth:
- 71 km
Other earthquake records of 1979 CE
- Colombia, Off Shore, Pacific Ocean · Mw 8.1 · 600 deaths
- Iran, Khorasan · Mw 6.6 · 171 deaths
- Balkans Nw, Montenegro · Ms 6.9 · 131 deaths
- Iran, Bonzanabad · Mw 6.5 · 129 deaths
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya · Ms 7.9 · 115 deaths
- Colombia, Manizales-Armenia · Mb 6.4 · 72 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.4 - 104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska (1979 CE) happen?
- May 20, 1979 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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