M3.8 earthquake 97 km SSW of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 97 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Aug 23, 1985, 12:43 AM HADT (09:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 99 km SSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-23 09:43:01 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.380° N, 174.718° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.799 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 15005 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.799 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 15005 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 15005 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.8101 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 15005 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.8104 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 15005 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j1r. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.