Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 77 km ENE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 77 km ENE of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Nov 29, 2022, 12:53 PM HAST (22:53 UTC), 184 km (114 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: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Tue, Nov 29, 2022, 12:53 PM HAST
UTC: 2022-11-29 22:53:09 UTC
Depth: 183.8 km (114.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 52.411° N, 173.120° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 176°
Stations used: 19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j9e4 (also filed as ak022fb3dhce). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.