Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 69 km SSE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 69 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Jan 2, 2016, 4:35 AM HAST (14:35 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 101 km ESE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-01-02 14:35:39 UTC
Depth
40.4 km (25.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.615° N, 173.838° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.429 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 156 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.0122 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.472 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.961 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.080 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.192 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3926 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.377 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3925 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.243 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3925 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.367 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3924 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.829 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3924 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.554 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.971 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.6140 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.023 km W of Atka, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 201 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.942 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.569 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3918 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.814 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 3917 days ago · 192 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.683 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3916 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3915 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.483 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3914 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.395 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3914 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.858 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3911 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.333 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3910 days ago · 156 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.970 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3908 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.5137 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3907 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.799 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3906 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.780 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3906 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.477 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3905 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 3.146 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3905 days ago · 85 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.4102 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3904 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.197 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3904 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.197 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.554 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.668 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3902 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.9118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3901 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.551 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3901 days ago · 177 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.4136 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3900 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.864 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3900 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.655 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.568 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 158 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.587 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3897 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.580 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3896 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.175 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3896 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.455 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3893 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.352 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3893 days ago · 63 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.748 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3892 days ago · 54 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.4105 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3892 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.193 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.575 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.8106 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 4.0157 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.2156 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 3.180 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.010 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3886 days ago · 103 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.582 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3886 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.7106 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3886 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.565 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3885 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 3.068 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3885 days ago · 66 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.050 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3885 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 1.995 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.679 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 5.075 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 40 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.1108 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.240 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.948 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.250 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.411 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 156 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.7101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.521 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 91 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.496 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.061 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 186 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.512 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.498 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.930 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.958 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.572 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3944 days ago · 37 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 3.8102 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3944 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.271 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 4.679 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3947 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away

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