| Magnitude | 7.9 |
| Alert | Extreme |
| Depth | 20.0 km |
| Coordinates | 53.439, 172.202 |
| UTC time | 1929-12-17 10:58:41.810 |
Earthquake details
Tuesday, December 17, 1929 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Alaska on Tuesday, December 17, 1929 at 10:58 UTC with a magnitude of 7.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Alaska - AL), about 903.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 172.202 and latitude 53.439.
| Location | 93 km NW of Attu Station |
| Country | Alaska (AL) |
| Severity | Extreme |
Earthquake map 1929-12-17
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy | 903.7 km |
| Yelizovo | 918.0 km |
| Magadan | 1471.9 km |
| Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 2201.7 km |
| Korsakov | 2217.0 km |
| Kholmsk | 2241.9 km |
| Nemuro | 2248.6 km |
| Sovetskaya Gavan' | 2260.3 km |
| Abashiri | 2283.0 km |
| Kitami | 2321.9 km |
| Kushiro | 2348.5 km |
| Wakkanai | 2361.7 km |
Nearby earthquakes
The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 4.5
150 km W of Attu Station
Alaska · 2026-03-22 12:04 UTC
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94.0 km |
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M 4.3
84 km WNW of Attu Station
Alaska · 2025-12-27 21:56 UTC
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46.8 km |
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M 4.2
124 km WNW of Attu Station
Alaska · 2025-10-14 14:10 UTC
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60.2 km |
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M 5.5
46 km NNW of Attu Station
Alaska · 2025-04-02 16:26 UTC
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55.0 km |
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M 4.2
22 km NNE of Attu Station
Alaska · 2025-02-02 01:09 UTC
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90.8 km |
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M 4.9
30 km NNE of Attu Station
Alaska · 2025-01-31 23:19 UTC
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88.2 km |
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M 5.0
51 km WSW of Attu Station
Alaska · 2024-10-21 05:35 UTC
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95.8 km |
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M 4.0
73 km WSW of Attu Station
Alaska · 2024-06-28 19:20 UTC
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82.0 km |
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