M4.6 earthquake 55 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 55 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, May 8, 1985, 3:14 PM AKDT (23:14 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 63 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-08 23:14:01 UTC
- Depth
- 41.8 km (26.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.935° N, 165.002° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ejp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.