Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 29 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 29 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Tue, Jul 12, 1983, 7:43 PM GMT-9 (04:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 29 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-07-13 04:43:04 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.941° N, 147.197° 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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.028 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15777 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.029 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15777 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.031 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15777 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.129 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15773 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.055 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 15770 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.332 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15770 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.924 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15768 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.018 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15768 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.039 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15762 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.9Southern Alaska · 15758 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.436 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15756 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.133 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15755 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.26 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 15754 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 5.044 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 15750 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.328 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15733 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 6.446 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15721 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 3.737 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15721 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 5.047 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15721 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 3.436 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15721 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 3.641 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15721 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 3.027 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15721 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 3.927 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15720 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 3.250 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 15720 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 3.334 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15720 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 3.236 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15719 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 3.439 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15719 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 4.239 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15718 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 3.837 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15778 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.436 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15778 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.537 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15778 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.034 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15778 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.335 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15778 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.834 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15778 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 6.637 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15778 days ago · 37 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ws1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.