Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 31 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 31 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska on Wed, Jul 13, 1983, 9:06 AM GMT-9 (18:06 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), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-07-13 18:06:13 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.877° N, 147.263° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.129 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15780 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.055 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 15777 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.332 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15777 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.924 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15776 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.018 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15776 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.039 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15769 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.9Southern Alaska · 15766 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.436 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15763 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.133 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15762 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 5.044 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 15757 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.328 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15740 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 6.446 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15728 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.737 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15728 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 5.047 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15728 days ago · 46 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.436 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15728 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.641 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15728 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.027 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15728 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.927 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15728 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.250 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 15728 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.334 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15727 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 3.362 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 15727 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 3.363 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 15727 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 3.236 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15727 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 3.439 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15727 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 4.239 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15726 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 3.228 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15724 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 3.029 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15785 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.028 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15785 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.029 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15785 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.837 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15785 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.436 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15785 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.537 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15785 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.034 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15785 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.335 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15785 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.834 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15785 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 6.637 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15785 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001wse. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:26 AM UTC.