Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 46 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 46 km S of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Dec 12, 2016, 9:47 AM HAST (19:47 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 111 km SSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-12 19:47:29 UTC
Depth
18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.783° N, 174.302° 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
8

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.764 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.545 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.978 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.292 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.997 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.931 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.558 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.992 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.242 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.8112 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.8115 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.947 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.424 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.737 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 71 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.621 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.022 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 68 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.591 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.094 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.2122 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 3.859 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.357 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.687 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 3.986 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.9103 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.881 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.799 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.8119 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 3.123 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 134 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 4.0111 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.5119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.4113 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.287 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 3.789 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.343 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.177 km W of Atka, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 128 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.336 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.993 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.8103 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 3.9110 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 3.1120 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.8105 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 3.6136 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.475 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.236 km W of Atka, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 198 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.071 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.167 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.036 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 227 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.429 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 167 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.364 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.260 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.1100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.1111 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.699 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.036 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 52 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.977 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.758 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 5.037 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 152 km deep · 74 km away · tsunami flag
  17. 4.454 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 150 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.166 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.687 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.444 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away

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