Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 148 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 148 km S of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Jun 29, 2016, 6:14 AM HADT (15:14 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 88 km SSE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-29 15:14:39 UTC
Depth
15.5 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.861° N, 174.103° 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
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3187 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.957 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.7143 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.773 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.571 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.770 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.6193 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.396 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.288 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.8194 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.590 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.597 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.593 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.5108 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.7120 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.588 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3723 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.568 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.394 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.588 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.569 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.950 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 4.088 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.1120 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.0151 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 3.991 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.1182 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.0133 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 3.889 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 3.970 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.3171 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.994 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.151 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 3.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.988 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.5196 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.190 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.757 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.790 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.760 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.3175 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.267 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.0126 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.798 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.2126 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.1127 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.381 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.854 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.787 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.1109 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.0171 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.0161 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.6183 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.594 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.7107 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.075 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.898 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.1105 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.094 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.0105 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0168blaejd (also filed as ak13742421). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.