M3.2 earthquake 67 km NE of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 67 km NE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Dec 12, 1997, 6:24 AM HAST (16:24 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 155 km NE 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
- 3.2 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-12-12 16:24:33 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 52.612° N, 173.484° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008chb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.