Alaska earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 85 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 85 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Jun 7, 1986, 6:58 AM HADT (15:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 80 km SSE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-06-07 15:58:59 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.550° N, 174.873° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.871 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14717 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.379 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14715 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.577 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14714 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.682 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14714 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.397 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14710 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.493 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14709 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.5104 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14707 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.980 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14707 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.589 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14706 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.883 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14706 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.271 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14706 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.576 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.7100 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 5.4125 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.4135 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.887 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 4.665 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.2118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 4.4109 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14702 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 4.6101 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14702 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 4.383 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14701 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 5.446 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 14696 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 4.743 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14696 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 4.455 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 5.475 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 4.093 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 4.291 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 4.484 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 5.063 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14691 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 4.975 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14691 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 4.569 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14688 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 4.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14686 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 4.888 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14677 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 4.0101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14675 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 4.631 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14674 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 4.879 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14673 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 5.257 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14672 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 4.983 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14672 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 4.993 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14670 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 5.876 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14670 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 5.683 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14670 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 4.669 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14669 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 4.793 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14669 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 5.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14667 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 4.844 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14667 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 5.588 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14666 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 4.785 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14666 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 4.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14666 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 4.986 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 5.492 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 4.889 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 4.986 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 4.354 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 4.571 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 5.076 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 4.795 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14661 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 5.087 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14661 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.461 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14718 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 5.377 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14719 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 5.1106 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14719 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.765 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14719 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.5123 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14719 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.988 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14720 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 5.038 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14721 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 5.493 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14721 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 5.299 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14721 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.4105 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14723 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.575 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14723 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.247 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 14723 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.386 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14724 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.8113 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14726 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.992 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14726 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.881 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14727 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.962 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14728 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.281 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14729 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.3170 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14729 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.752 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14729 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away

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