M3.8 earthquake 56 km ENE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 56 km ENE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Oct 13, 2023, 5:15 AM HADT (14:15 UTC), 136 km (85 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.8	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.1 · 26 stations
3.4	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 69.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lff8 (also filed as ak023d584l4j). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC.