Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 32 km WNW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 32 km WNW of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Apr 23, 2017, 2:08 PM HADT (23:08 UTC), 212 km (131 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 88 km WSW 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: Sun, Apr 23, 2017, 2:08 PM HADT
UTC: 2017-04-23 23:08:56 UTC
Depth: 211.5 km (131.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 52.271° N, 174.661° 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: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 69.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017579h0sp (also filed as ak15827069). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.