Alaska earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 91 km SW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 91 km SW of Atka, Alaska on Thu, May 8, 1986, 3:34 AM HADT (12:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 25 km NW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

More in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-05-08 12:34:48 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.717° N, 175.277° 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 2.1 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.799 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.7112 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.658 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.994 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.2107 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.882 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.696 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 5.288 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.993 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 5.481 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.898 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.7101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.683 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.896 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.492 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 4.855 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 5.176 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 5.141 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 4.863 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 5.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 4.489 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 4.876 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 3.976 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 4.559 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 4.587 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 4.883 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 4.726 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 4.236 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 5.158 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 4.889 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 4.981 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 5.981 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 5.883 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 5.276 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 5.0111 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 4.4110 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 4.882 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 4.383 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 4.878 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 5.168 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 4.7116 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 4.970 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 4.840 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 4.056 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 4.777 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 4.178 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 4.6104 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 4.481 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 5.387 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 4.523 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 4.872 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 5.781 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 4.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 4.287 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 5.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 4.940 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 4.489 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 4.891 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 5.163 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.788 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.0100 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.878 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.495 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.990 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.975 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.8100 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.593 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 5.061 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.863 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.069 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.3115 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.7134 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.8110 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 5.275 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.8104 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 5.164 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 4.939 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.8105 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tr6. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:43 PM UTC.