A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) strikes 110 km ESE of Atka, Alaska (68 miles) on Thursday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/08/25 / 2025-08-28 17:59:58 / August 28, 2025 @ 5:59 pm. The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:59:58 / 5:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -172.7037 West, latitude 51.8351 North, depth = 57.609 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak025b17gfn4, us7000qrqn. Id of event: us7000qrqn. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 57.609 km (36 miles).

There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 110 km ESE of Atka, Alaska.

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