Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 47 km WSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 47 km WSW of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Jan 13, 2023, 12:21 AM HAST (10:21 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 65 km NNW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Fri, Jan 13, 2023, 12:21 AM HAST
UTC: 2023-01-13 10:21:33 UTC
Depth: 101.3 km (62.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 52.007° N, 174.821° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 11.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 82.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jkcx (also filed as ak023lo2g2o). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC.