Alaska earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 42 km WSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 42 km WSW of Atka, Alaska on Wed, May 14, 1986, 11:12 PM HADT (08:12 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-05-15 08:12:15 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.049° N, 174.778° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.219 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.122 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 5.325 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 5.622 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.822 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.0122 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.098 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.3114 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 5.082 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14749 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.6101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14749 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.889 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14749 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.880 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14749 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 6.525 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.922 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.4106 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 5.192 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.984 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.774 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 4.657 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 5.451 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 5.048 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 4.021 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 3.851 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 4.9110 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 4.0109 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 4.389 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 4.9112 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 4.0110 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 4.6113 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 4.898 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 4.885 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 4.573 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 4.655 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14741 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 5.091 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14741 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 4.896 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14740 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 4.752 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14739 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 4.281 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14739 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 4.962 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14739 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 4.992 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14736 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 4.8113 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14736 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 4.247 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 14733 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 4.575 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14733 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 4.4105 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14733 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 5.299 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14731 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 5.493 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14731 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 5.038 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14731 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 4.988 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14730 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 4.765 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14729 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 5.1106 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14729 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 5.377 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14729 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 4.461 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14728 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 4.885 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14727 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 4.871 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14727 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 4.397 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14720 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 4.493 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14719 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 4.5104 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14717 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 4.980 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14717 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 4.7100 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14713 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 5.4125 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14713 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 4.887 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14713 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 4.833 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.845 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.338 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.436 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.726 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 5.198 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 6.437 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.993 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.770 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.873 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.785 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.380 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 5.0107 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.7106 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.795 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.940 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 5.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 5.781 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.872 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002u18. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC.