Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 106 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 106 km S of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 11:47 PM HADT (08:47 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 90 km S of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-19 08:47:56 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.237° N, 174.199° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 188 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.095 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.0101 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.295 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.989 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.990 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.2100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.6120 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.2103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.1103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.494 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.899 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.776 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.786 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.483 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.6100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.497 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.0113 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.3101 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.4116 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.1101 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.3109 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.797 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 4.196 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.194 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.6135 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 4.284 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 4.290 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.4102 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 3.073 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 3.0101 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.892 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 4.1100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 3.0104 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 4.0107 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.3114 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 38 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.796 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 4.0103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.3159 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.792 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 4.094 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 4.393 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.685 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.569 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.693 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 3.994 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.396 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3848 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 4.0122 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3848 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 4.795 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3848 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.971 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.383 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 2.186 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.399 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.489 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.677 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 3.990 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.588 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 4.4106 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.8105 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 3.390 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 2.7102 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.0103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.1113 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.097 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.990 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.0101 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.0106 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.292 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.0111 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.2105 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.9102 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.9104 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.981 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.888 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.9123 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.3100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.599 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.1113 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.0103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.488 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

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