M4.7 earthquake 12 km ESE of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Thu, May 15, 1997, 3:28 AM HADT (12:28 UTC), 98 km (61 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-05-15 12:28:04 UTC
- Depth
- 98.2 km (61.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 52.142° N, 174.036° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.194 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.387 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 10696 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00082bc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.