Alaska earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 62 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 62 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Apr 5, 1987, 4:04 PM HADT (01:04 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 95 km ESE 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
1987-04-06 01:04:16 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.773° N, 173.603° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.695 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 14392 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.894 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14427 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.764 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14427 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.754 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14427 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 5.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14435 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.697 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14435 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.786 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14439 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.053 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14442 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.876 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14442 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.561 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14442 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.675 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14442 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 6.279 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14442 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 5.184 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14450 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.880 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14457 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033y7. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.