Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 72 km NNW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 72 km NNW of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Nov 27, 2022, 12:23 AM HAST (10:23 UTC), 193 km (120 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 27 km N of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Sun, Nov 27, 2022, 12:23 AM HAST
UTC: 2022-11-27 10:23:25 UTC
Depth: 193.0 km (119.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 52.785° N, 174.642° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 14.3 km horizontally, 12.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 134°
Stations used: 26

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j8df (also filed as ak022f7kz7ik). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.