Alaska earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 94 km SW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 94 km SW of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Dec 12, 2022, 5:02 AM HAST (15:02 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.0 (mb), light
Local time: Mon, Dec 12, 2022, 5:02 AM HAST
UTC: 2022-12-12 15:02:53 UTC
Depth: 49.7 km (30.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.642° N, 175.237° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: II, weak shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -3.2 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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 5.3 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 78°
Stations used: 73

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 159.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j8s2 (also filed as ak022fwgw4h7). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.