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M3.8 earthquake 180 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 180 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Sat, May 13, 2023, 3:50 AM HADT (12:50 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-13 12:50:33 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.757° N, 171.675° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 12.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1158 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.6142 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.5112 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.7197 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.4145 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.0108 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.6191 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.7107 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.2176 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 106 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1202 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.0161 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1198 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.5157 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1195 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.9149 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.0177 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1190 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 3.6181 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1181 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 3.3185 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1181 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1180 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.9187 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1178 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.8100 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1177 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.7147 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.9126 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.5137 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.7169 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.7102 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.1103 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.9243 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.1111 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.2145 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kcu2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.