M5.0 earthquake 95 km SSW of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 95 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Jun 6, 1987, 4:23 AM HADT (13:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 84 km SSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-06 13:23:45 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.360° N, 174.500° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.975 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14362 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.689 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14350 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.388 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14335 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.685 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14335 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.984 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14334 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.154 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14334 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.3159 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14334 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.265 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14334 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.291 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14334 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.083 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14334 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.644 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14334 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.183 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14334 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035k0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:31 AM UTC.