M6.0 earthquake 182 km E of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 182 km E of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Mar 24, 1957, 12:36 AM GMT-11 (11:36 UTC).
A larger quake followed: M6.3 143 km E of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (ms), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1957-03-24 11:36:49 UTC
- Depth
- Not given
- Epicenter
- 52.270° N, 171.530° 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.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.8220 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 25387 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
- 6.3143 km E of Atka, Alaska · 25380 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ushis2199. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.