Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 101 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 101 km S of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 8:50 AM HADT (17:50 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-19 17:50:56 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.287° N, 174.221° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4116 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.1101 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.3109 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.797 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.196 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.194 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.6135 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.284 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.290 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.4102 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.073 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.0101 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.892 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.1100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.0104 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 4.0107 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.3114 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.796 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 4.0103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.3159 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.792 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 4.094 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 4.393 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.685 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.569 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.693 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 3.994 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.396 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3848 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 4.0122 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3848 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 4.795 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3848 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.971 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3848 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.383 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.186 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.399 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.489 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.677 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 3.990 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.588 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 4.4106 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.8105 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 3.390 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.8103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.698 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.797 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.682 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3844 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.377 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3844 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.885 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.295 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3842 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.669 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3841 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.4107 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3841 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.0101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3840 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.779 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3840 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.360 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.8112 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3837 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.298 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3836 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.1103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3836 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.148 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3836 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 3.4101 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3836 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.384 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3835 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 4.0113 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.497 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.6100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.483 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.786 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.776 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.899 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.494 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.1103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.2103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.6120 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.2100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.990 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.989 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.295 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.0101 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 4.095 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.9106 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.7102 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.0103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away

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