M4.1 earthquake 82 km SW of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 82 km SW of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Mar 11, 1997, 3:19 AM HAST (13:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 53 km SE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-03-11 13:19:28 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.703° N, 175.087° 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 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.090 km S of Atka, Alaska · 10795 days ago · 150 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.124 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 10778 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.753 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.395 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 10763 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.348 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 10761 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.844 km E of Adak, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.046 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.741 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 49 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007ynn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.