M4.6 earthquake 21 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 21 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska on Wed, Oct 12, 1983, 7:30 PM GMT-9 (04:30 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-13 04:30:16 UTC
- Depth
- 80.5 km (50.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.771° N, 152.212° 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 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 3.314 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 15706 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.865 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 15707 days ago · 127 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.747 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 15707 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.061 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 15714 days ago · 185 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001yyj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.