M4.6 earthquake 88 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 88 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Aug 13, 1986, 6:13 PM AKDT (02:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 38 km ESE of Akutan, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-14 02:13:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.906° N, 164.486° 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 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14655 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.857 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 14652 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.038 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 14618 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.767 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 14616 days ago · 110 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002x4c. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.