M4.9 earthquake 97 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 97 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Sat, Jan 14, 1984, 10:30 PM AKST (07:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 98 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
- 4.9 (Ms, surface-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-01-15 07:30:05 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 56.487° N, 152.393° 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 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.798 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 15603 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.398 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 15603 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.680 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 15571 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.627 km SSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 15560 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002194. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.