M3.6 earthquake 89 km SSW of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 89 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Dec 27, 1997, 11:07 AM HAST (21:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 88 km SW 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
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-12-27 21:07:22 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.529° N, 174.915° 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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.788 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 10505 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.183 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 10503 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.169 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 10503 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.447 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 10487 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.3109 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 10469 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.640 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 10458 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008dae. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.