M4.1 earthquake 64 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 64 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Fri, Jan 23, 1976, 9:13 AM GMT-10 (19:13 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 64 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-01-23 19:13:49 UTC
- Depth
- 125.0 km (77.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.012° N, 152.878° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000epd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.