M5.0 earthquake 88 km SE of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 88 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, May 9, 1997, 1:25 AM HADT (10:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 87 km SSE 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
- 5.0 (Ms, surface-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-05-09 10:25:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.592° N, 173.369° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.712 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 10734 days ago · 98 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.194 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 10729 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.387 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 10699 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00081z7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.