Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 72 km SSE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 72 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Jun 16, 2017, 4:57 PM HADT (01:57 UTC), 19 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 107 km ESE 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
2017-06-17 01:57:32 UTC
Depth
18.5 km (11.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.610° N, 173.731° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.671 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.075 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.489 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.665 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 57 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.7118 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.268 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 143 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.9106 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.787 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.654 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.653 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.950 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.242 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.997 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.547 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.510 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 178 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.767 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 248 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.5104 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.6109 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.431 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.589 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.069 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 3.723 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 191 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.5118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.073 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 4.4107 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.172 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 51 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 3.8104 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.667 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.735 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 3.086 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 213 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.947 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.757 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.590 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.824 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.873 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 3.347 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 148 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 3.520 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 169 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 3.533 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 90 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.156 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.0108 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.648 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 3.720 km N of Atka, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 220 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 3.372 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 3.571 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.2124 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.727 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 153 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.837 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.962 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.484 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.068 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.997 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.786 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.423 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 172 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.246 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.48 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 187 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.257 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.738 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.557 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.676 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 5.471 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.483 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.699 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.238 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.556 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.153 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.6120 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.3102 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.4133 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.7120 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.3143 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.0149 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.642 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.162 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.262 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.999 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.6102 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.048 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

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