M3.8 earthquake 38 km ESE of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 38 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Aug 26, 1997, 4:00 AM HADT (13:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-08-26 13:00:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.034° N, 173.697° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.733 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 10629 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.254 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 10611 days ago · 180 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.356 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 10600 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.983 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 10600 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.477 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 10600 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10599 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.991 km S of Atka, Alaska · 10588 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.355 km E of Atka, Alaska · 10577 days ago · 64 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.495 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 10569 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00086r0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.