M5.0 earthquake 100 km SSW of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 100 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Jul 14, 1981, 10:25 PM GMT-10 (08:25 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-15 08:25:37 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.368° N, 174.777° 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 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0103 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 16511 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.7107 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 16461 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001eq5. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.