M3.9 earthquake 52 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 52 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska on Fri, Feb 19, 1982, 8:57 AM GMT-10 (18:57 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 70 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-19 18:57:50 UTC
- Depth
- 113.9 km (70.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.797° N, 152.765° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 16287 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.970 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 16286 days ago · 125 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.463 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 16284 days ago · 91 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.265 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 16279 days ago · 159 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.4Southern Alaska · 16275 days ago · 127 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.946 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 16236 days ago · 150 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jq7. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC.