Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 113 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 113 km S of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Nov 5, 2016, 6:49 AM HADT (15:49 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 29 km SSE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-05 15:49:13 UTC
Depth
25.8 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.187° N, 173.928° 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
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.4101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.372 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.736 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.636 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.029 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 160 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.444 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.6163 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.758 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.036 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.699 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.1111 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.1100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.167 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.071 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.475 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.6136 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.5156 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.6164 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.046 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.764 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.978 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 3.9126 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 3.292 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 3.8146 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 3.8137 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.558 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.992 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.8112 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.8115 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 2.5176 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.571 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.188 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.858 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.778 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.787 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 5.073 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.3200 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.994 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.046 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 110 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.1115 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.8181 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.1113 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.1127 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 39 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.555 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016e8xtm9g (also filed as ak14314763). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC.