Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 30 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 30 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Aug 22, 2023, 7:54 AM HADT (16:54 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 79 km SSE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-08-22 16:54:40 UTC
Depth
19.7 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.088° N, 173.792° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.138 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.741 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.744 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.938 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.631 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.731 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.632 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.342 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.841 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.443 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.937 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.139 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.832 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.939 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.732 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.820 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.252 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.045 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.943 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.650 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.933 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 4.279 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.830 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.039 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.587 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.153 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 3.746 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.842 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 3.346 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 3.042 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.641 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.746 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.849 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.655 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.67 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 108 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 3.339 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.032 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 3.647 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 3.160 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 3.251 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 3.084 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 3.443 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 3.150 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.627 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 78 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 3.546 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.88 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 162 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.953 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 3.144 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.953 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 3.648 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 3.683 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 3.683 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1123 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.475 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1123 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.761 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1123 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.846 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 197 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.743 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 3.538 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.634 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1121 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 1.934 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.937 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.640 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.546 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.643 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.848 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.739 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.034 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.946 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.063 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.8100 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.344 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.066 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.655 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.079 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.946 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.771 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023ar9lt0d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC.