Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 155 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 155 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Jun 22, 2017, 9:02 AM HADT (18:02 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 171 km SW of Nikolski, 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
2017-06-22 18:02:29 UTC
Depth
21.6 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.676° N, 172.094° 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

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Stations used
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8182 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.7171 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.7182 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.6154 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 147 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.6109 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.1172 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.4201 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.4107 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.172 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.8104 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.086 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 213 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.590 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.873 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.372 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.5182 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.3165 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.068 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.257 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.6180 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 3.6173 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.5102 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.5186 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.0178 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.7118 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.489 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.676 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 5.471 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.483 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.6181 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.699 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.7120 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.3143 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away

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