M3.3 earthquake 14 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Thu, Sep 22, 1983, 9:25 PM GMT-9 (06:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 21 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-09-23 06:25:14 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.857° N, 152.025° 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.
- Depth from
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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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ykd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC.