Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 48 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 48 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Sep 18, 2023, 11:02 AM HADT (20:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 129 km E of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-09-18 20:02:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.955° N, 173.616° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.1ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 5.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
300°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 116.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lcd3 (also filed as ak023bzz6oyd). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.