Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 119 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 119 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Jan 16, 2017, 10:00 AM HAST (20:00 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 56 km E of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-16 20:00:49 UTC
Depth
30.7 km (19.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.423° N, 173.002° 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
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.789 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.343 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.336 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.9101 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.522 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.590 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.0146 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.958 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.2104 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 3.1100 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.5103 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.6101 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.597 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.466 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.056 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.8157 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 5.256 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away · tsunami flag
  18. 2.862 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 3.169 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.891 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.6144 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.843 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 3.125 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 92 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.7111 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.498 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 2.799 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.881 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.9103 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 52 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.986 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.357 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.859 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.621 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.7129 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.424 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.8115 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.8112 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.4103 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.558 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 3.8137 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 3.8146 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.931 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.292 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 3.9126 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017qsibsh (also filed as ak15138347). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.