Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 28 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 28 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska on Fri, Aug 26, 1983, 1:22 PM GMT-9 (22:22 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
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-08-26 22:22:24 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.904° N, 147.205° 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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.446 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15728 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.737 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15728 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 5.047 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15728 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.436 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15727 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.641 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15727 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.027 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15727 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.927 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15727 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.250 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 15727 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.334 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15727 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.362 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 15726 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.236 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15726 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.439 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15726 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.239 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15725 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.228 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15724 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 3.335 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15724 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.059 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15723 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.232 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15723 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.533 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15723 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.025 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15722 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.330 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15722 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 3.535 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15722 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 4.943 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15721 days ago · 53 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.331 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 15720 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 4.139 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 15719 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 3.636 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15717 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 3.032 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15705 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 3.135 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15696 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 3.235 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15695 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 3.752 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 15693 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 4.236 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 15687 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 3.840 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15683 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 5.044 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 15757 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.26 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 15761 days ago · 68 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.133 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15762 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.436 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15762 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.9Southern Alaska · 15765 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.039 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15769 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001xyn. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC.