Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 193 km SSE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 193 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, May 14, 2018, 12:18 PM HADT (21:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Mon, May 14, 2018, 12:18 PM HADT
UTC: 2018-05-14 21:18:31 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 50.673° N, 172.866° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

2.6113 km SE of Atka, AlaskaMon, Apr 30, 6:26 AM HADT · 3076 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e89z (also filed as ak19636898, ak01865ymjd7). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.