Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 47 km WNW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 47 km WNW of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Jan 4, 2017, 2:45 AM HAST (12:45 UTC), 99 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 89 km E of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-04 12:45:40 UTC
Depth
98.8 km (61.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.368° N, 174.840° 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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.424 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.737 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.621 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.022 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.591 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.094 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.687 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.123 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 134 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.287 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.656 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.081 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 218 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.343 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.177 km W of Atka, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 128 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.336 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.993 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.8103 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.874 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 178 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.235 km N of Atka, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 209 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.181 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.522 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 4.555 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.588 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.660 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 172 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.988 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 3.961 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 123 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 3.056 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 4.237 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 201 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.649 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 126 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 4.574 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 192 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.492 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.439 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.566 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 192 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 4.989 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.242 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 67 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.992 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.380 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 106 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.931 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.997 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.166 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 166 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.978 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.545 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.549 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.046 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.063 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 207 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.236 km W of Atka, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 198 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.242 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 128 km deep · 92 km away

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