M4.7 earthquake 51 km S of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 51 km S of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Nov 8, 1981, 12:13 AM GMT-11 (11:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-08 11:13:02 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.733° N, 174.280° 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
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.546 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 16388 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.351 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 16381 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gvd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.