Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 45 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 45 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Sun, May 8, 2016, 9:18 PM AKDT (05:18 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 39 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, May 8, 2016, 9:18 PM AKDT
UTC: 2016-05-09 05:18:18 UTC
Depth: 69.7 km (43.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 59.609° N, 152.567° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
4.0	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.155 · 11 stations

What happened

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

Felt at Homer.

From the USGS event page for ak0165z2y6i3. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used: 154

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0165z2y6i3 (also filed as ak13536221, us10005fzn). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC.