Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 75 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 75 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Dec 9, 2016, 6:47 PM HAST (04:47 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 126 km SE 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
2016-12-10 04:47:06 UTC
Depth
46.2 km (28.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.907° N, 173.209° 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
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.286 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 131 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.046 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.764 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.545 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.9126 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.292 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.931 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.8146 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.8137 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.558 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 48 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.4103 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 78 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.8112 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.8115 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.424 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.7129 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.737 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.621 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.022 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.859 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 72 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.357 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 63 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 3.986 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.9103 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 52 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.881 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.799 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.8119 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 3.123 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 134 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 3.789 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.343 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.336 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.071 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.167 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.429 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 167 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.260 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.699 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.036 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.758 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.2156 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.4163 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.444 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.029 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 160 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016fun2jys (also filed as ak14722662). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC.