Alaska earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 85 km ESE of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 85 km ESE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Wed, Aug 7, 1974, 6:59 AM GMT-9 (15:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 105 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1974-08-07 15:59:38 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.795° N, 152.112° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1105 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 19010 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.675 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19051 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.969 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19051 days ago · 67 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 5.386 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19051 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.676 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19051 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.676 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19052 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.788 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19052 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.393 km ESE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19054 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.1102 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19055 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.193 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19056 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.058 km S of Chiniak, Alaska · 19056 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.081 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19057 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.893 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19057 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.993 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19057 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 4.192 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19057 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 6.089 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19057 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 3.899 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19057 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.2101 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19057 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.9101 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 19057 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 4.397 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19057 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 4.486 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 19057 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007h0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:29 AM UTC.