M4.3 earthquake 57 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 57 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Fri, Dec 25, 1981, 12:26 PM GMT-10 (22:26 UTC), 107 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 37 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-25 22:26:38 UTC
- Depth
- 106.7 km (66.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.646° N, 152.811° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.837 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 16324 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.353 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 16317 days ago · 124 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.968 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 16311 days ago · 119 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.367 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 16305 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.245 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 16301 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.952 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 16286 days ago · 114 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hnv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.