M5.0 earthquake 97 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 97 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Wed, Nov 23, 1983, 10:04 PM GMT-9 (07:04 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 84 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-11-24 07:04:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 56.541° N, 152.260° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 15604 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.5101 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 15591 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.184 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 15591 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.997 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 15591 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.798 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 15591 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.398 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 15591 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
Before
- 5.094 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 15643 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.199 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 15643 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.3103 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 15643 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.0113 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 15643 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000200w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.