Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 34 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 34 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska on Tue, Jul 12, 1983, 7:20 AM GMT-9 (16:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 46 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1983-07-12 16:20:45 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.900° N, 147.317° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.537 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15787 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.436 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15787 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.837 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15787 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.029 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15787 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.028 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15786 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.029 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15786 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.031 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15786 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.129 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15782 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.055 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 15779 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.332 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15779 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.924 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15778 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.018 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15777 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.039 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15771 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.9Southern Alaska · 15767 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.436 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15765 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.133 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15764 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 4.26 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 15763 days ago · 68 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 5.044 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 15759 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.328 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15742 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 6.446 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15730 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 3.737 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15730 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 5.047 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15730 days ago · 46 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.436 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15730 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 3.641 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15730 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 3.027 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15730 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 3.927 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15729 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 3.250 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 15729 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 3.334 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15729 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 3.236 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15729 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 3.439 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15728 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 4.239 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15727 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 3.335 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15787 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.834 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15787 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 6.637 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15787 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away

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