M3.0 earthquake 90 km S of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 90 km S of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Mar 12, 1997, 7:48 PM HAST (05:48 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 53 km SE 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
- 3.0 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-03-13 05:48:42 UTC
- Depth
- 150.0 km (93.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 51.386° N, 174.351° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.124 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.753 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.395 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 10765 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.046 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 10757 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.741 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 10750 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.088 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007yrc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.