Alaska earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 61 km SW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 61 km SW of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Jun 6, 1986, 11:47 AM HADT (20:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 88 km WSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-06-06 20:47:13 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.750° N, 174.724° 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 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.885 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14724 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.871 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14724 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.577 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14721 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.682 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14721 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.397 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14717 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.493 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14716 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.5104 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14714 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.980 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14714 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.271 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14713 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.576 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14710 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.7100 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14710 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 5.4125 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14710 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.4135 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14710 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.887 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14710 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.665 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14709 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 4.2118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14709 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.4109 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14709 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.6101 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14709 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.383 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14708 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 5.446 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 4.743 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.455 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14702 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 5.063 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14698 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 4.975 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14697 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 4.569 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14694 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 4.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14693 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 4.888 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14684 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 4.0101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14682 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 4.631 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14681 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 4.879 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14680 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 4.993 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14677 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 4.669 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14676 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 5.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14674 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 4.844 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14674 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 5.588 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14673 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 4.785 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14673 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 4.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14673 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 5.492 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14669 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 4.889 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14669 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 4.986 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14669 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 4.571 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14669 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 4.795 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14668 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 5.087 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14668 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 5.377 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14726 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 5.1106 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14726 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.765 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14726 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.5123 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14726 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.988 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14727 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 5.038 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14728 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 5.493 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14728 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 5.299 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14728 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.4105 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14730 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.575 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14730 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.247 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 14730 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.386 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14731 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.8113 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14733 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.992 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14733 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.962 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14735 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.281 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14735 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 4.752 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14736 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 4.896 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14737 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 5.091 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14738 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 4.655 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14738 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away

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