Alaska earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 58 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 58 km S of Atka, Alaska on Thu, May 8, 1986, 4:39 AM HADT (13:39 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-05-08 13:39:01 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.670° N, 174.219° 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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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.994 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.2107 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.993 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 5.481 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.898 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.7101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.896 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.492 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.855 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 5.176 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 5.141 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.588 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 5.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.489 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.369 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.795 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.876 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.976 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.726 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.236 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 4.981 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 5.981 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 5.883 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 4.4110 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 4.882 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 5.168 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 4.7116 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 4.570 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 4.840 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 4.056 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 4.777 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 4.178 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 4.474 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 4.6104 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 4.481 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 5.383 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 5.383 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 5.779 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 4.872 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 4.885 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 5.781 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 4.589 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 5.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 4.940 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 4.795 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 4.7106 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 5.0107 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 4.380 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14749 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 4.785 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14749 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 4.886 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14749 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 4.889 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 5.488 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 5.090 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 4.8106 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 4.887 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 4.770 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 4.993 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 6.437 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 5.198 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 4.726 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 4.7112 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.799 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.5101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 5.191 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 5.163 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.788 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.990 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.8100 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.593 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 5.061 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.863 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.069 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.3115 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.8110 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.8104 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.939 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.8105 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 6.4106 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.996 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.0116 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

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