M4.4 earthquake 49 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 49 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska on Tue, Jan 1, 1985, 11:10 PM AKST (08:10 UTC), 171 km (106 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 76 km N of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-02 08:10:57 UTC
- Depth
- 171.0 km (106.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 58.496° N, 155.899° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.791 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 15244 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.776 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 15207 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002an6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC.