Alaska earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 83 km SW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 83 km SW of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Jun 23, 1986, 3:43 AM HADT (12:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 46 km WNW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-06-23 12:43:03 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.712° N, 175.124° 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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.446 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 14696 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.743 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14696 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.455 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 5.475 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.093 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.291 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.484 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 5.063 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14691 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.975 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14691 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.569 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14688 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14686 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 5.527 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14685 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.888 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14677 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.0101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14675 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.631 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14674 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.879 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14673 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 5.257 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14672 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 4.983 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14672 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.993 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14670 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 5.876 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14670 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 5.683 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14670 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 4.669 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14670 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 4.793 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14669 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 5.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14667 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 4.844 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14667 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 5.588 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14666 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 4.785 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14666 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 4.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14666 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 4.883 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 4.986 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 5.492 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 4.889 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 4.986 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 4.354 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 4.571 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 5.076 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 4.795 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14661 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 5.087 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14661 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 4.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14654 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 4.888 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 4.237 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 4.364 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14642 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.6101 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14702 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.4109 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14702 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.2118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.665 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.887 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.4135 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 5.4125 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.7100 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.576 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.271 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14706 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.883 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14706 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.589 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14707 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.980 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14707 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.5104 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14707 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.493 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14709 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 4.397 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14710 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 4.682 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14714 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.577 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14714 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 4.379 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14715 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.871 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14717 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vb6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.