Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 56 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 56 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Nov 19, 2017, 9:06 PM HAST (07:06 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 109 km ESE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

More in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-20 07:06:22 UTC
Depth
42.8 km (26.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.838° N, 173.613° 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
14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3106 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.2107 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.2104 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.363 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.065 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.084 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.242 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.069 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.586 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.143 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.739 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 188 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.3109 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.997 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.044 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 52 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.9140 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.988 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 204 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.5112 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.834 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.488 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.761 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.585 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.186 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.228 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 57 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 3.072 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.3145 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.817 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 206 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.849 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.039 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.875 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.540 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 167 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.755 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 3.087 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.170 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 3.933 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 160 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.936 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 172 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.038 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.289 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.448 km W of Atka, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.260 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.068 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.193 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 3.271 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 218 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.845 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.934 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 2.043 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.568 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.940 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.520 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.426 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 68 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.849 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.565 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.130 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.4126 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.664 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.231 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 111 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.588 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.454 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 44 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.934 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.4114 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.384 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.714 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.743 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 177 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.687 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.580 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.664 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.891 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.191 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.485 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.668 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.141 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.158 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.286 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.173 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.259 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 3.055 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.053 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.037 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 194 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.169 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017evybta0 (also filed as ak17381076). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC.