Alaska earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 60 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 60 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Sat, Jun 21, 1986, 4:07 AM AKDT (12:07 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-06-21 12:07:30 UTC
Depth
101.0 km (62.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.947° N, 152.851° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Anchorage, Eagle River, Homer and Kenai.

From the USGS event page for usp0002v8y. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002v8y. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.