Alaska earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 104 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 104 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Wed, May 7, 1986, 9:48 PM HADT (06:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 75 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-05-08 06:48:43 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.397° N, 174.990° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.275 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.8110 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.7134 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.3115 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.069 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.863 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 5.061 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.593 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.8100 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.975 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.990 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.495 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.878 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.0100 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.788 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 5.163 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 5.191 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.5101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 4.799 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 4.7112 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 4.658 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 4.994 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 4.2107 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 4.882 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 4.696 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 5.288 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 4.993 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 5.481 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 4.898 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 4.7101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 4.683 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 4.896 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 4.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 4.492 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 4.855 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 5.176 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 5.141 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 4.863 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 4.588 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 5.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 4.489 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 4.876 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 3.976 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 4.559 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 4.587 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 4.883 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 4.726 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 4.236 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 5.158 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 4.493 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 4.889 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 4.981 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 5.981 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 5.883 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 5.097 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 5.276 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 5.0111 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 4.4110 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 4.882 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 4.383 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tq8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.