Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 71 km E of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 71 km E of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Apr 3, 2017, 6:15 PM HADT (03:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 45 km ENE 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
2017-04-04 03:15:16 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.290° N, 173.169° 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
14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.945 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.263 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.8102 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.220 km N of Atka, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 181 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.846 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.364 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 53 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.888 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.593 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 118 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.273 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 53 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.067 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.735 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 149 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.420 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 188 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.667 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 101 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.9165 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.117 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.845 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 3.546 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.743 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.644 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.539 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.945 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 3.544 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.629 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 166 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 3.048 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 123 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 3.262 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 3.162 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.7113 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.940 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.167 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.925 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 222 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.722 km W of Atka, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 121 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.9104 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 184 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.964 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 96 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.599 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 142 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.242 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.29 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.498 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 87 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.125 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 92 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.843 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0174bie67n (also filed as ak15703287). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.