M2.7 earthquake 39 km NE of Atka, Alaska

Magnitude

2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sun, Dec 3, 2017, 1:55 PM HAST

UTC

2017-12-03 23:55:27 UTC

Depth

188.0 km (116.8 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

52.453° N, 173.804° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 39.9 km horizontally, 13.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

324°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

12

After

1. 2.044 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaTue, Dec 5, 4:40 PM HAST · 3222 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
2. 1.834 km SE of Atka, AlaskaWed, Dec 6, 6:25 AM HAST · 3221 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
3. 2.228 km SSW of Atka, AlaskaTue, Dec 12, 6:44 AM HAST · 3215 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
4. 2.817 km SW of Atka, AlaskaThu, Dec 14, 2:33 AM HAST · 3213 days ago · 206 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.849 km SW of Atka, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 2:39 PM HAST · 3212 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
6. 2.039 km SE of Atka, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 12:35 AM HAST · 3211 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
7. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 7:01 AM HAST · 3210 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.875 km ESE of Atka, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 11:49 AM HAST · 3207 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
9. 3.759 km NNW of Atka, AlaskaFri, Dec 22, 9:31 PM HAST · 3204 days ago · 215 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.540 km SE of Atka, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 3:31 AM HAST · 3204 days ago · 167 km deep · 54 km away
11. 1.755 km SSW of Atka, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 6:58 AM HAST · 3204 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
12. 3.933 km NW of Atka, AlaskaSun, Dec 24, 12:55 PM HAST · 3203 days ago · 160 km deep · 48 km away
13. 2.936 km SE of Atka, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 7:40 PM HAST · 3202 days ago · 172 km deep · 51 km away
14. 2.038 km SE of Atka, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 9:39 PM HAST · 3201 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
15. 4.150 km NNW of Atka, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 9:06 PM HAST · 3201 days ago · 182 km deep · 46 km away
16. 2.448 km W of Atka, AlaskaWed, Dec 27, 3:52 AM HAST · 3200 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
17. 4.847 km NNW of Atka, AlaskaThu, Dec 28, 4:58 AM HAST · 3199 days ago · 182 km deep · 48 km away · tsunami flag
18. 2.260 km SSW of Atka, AlaskaThu, Dec 28, 4:22 PM HAST · 3199 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.068 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaSat, Dec 30, 12:41 PM HAST · 3197 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
20. 3.271 km NE of Atka, AlaskaMon, Jan 1, 3:59 AM HAST · 3195 days ago · 218 km deep · 34 km away
21. 3.065 km NNW of Atka, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 12:56 PM HAST · 3194 days ago · 216 km deep · 65 km away
22. 1.845 km SSW of Atka, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 12:09 AM HAST · 3193 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
23. 2.934 km SSW of Atka, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 2:29 AM HAST · 3193 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
24. 2.043 km SSW of Atka, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 2:59 AM HAST · 3193 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
25. 2.568 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 8:38 PM HAST · 3193 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
26. 1.940 km ESE of Atka, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 3:54 AM HAST · 3190 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
27. 2.780 km NNW of Atka, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 6:15 AM HAST · 3190 days ago · 204 km deep · 78 km away
28. 2.987 km NNW of Atka, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 6:54 AM HAST · 3190 days ago · 182 km deep · 83 km away
29. 1.520 km SW of Atka, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 4:28 AM HAST · 3189 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
30. 2.426 km SE of Atka, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 6:49 PM HAST · 3189 days ago · 68 km deep · 51 km away
31. 1.849 km SSW of Atka, AlaskaTue, Jan 9, 8:57 PM HAST · 3187 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
32. 2.565 km S of Atka, AlaskaWed, Jan 10, 4:27 AM HAST · 3186 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
33. 2.130 km ESE of Atka, AlaskaWed, Jan 10, 5:38 AM HAST · 3186 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
34. 2.231 km SE of Atka, AlaskaWed, Jan 10, 6:32 PM HAST · 3186 days ago · 111 km deep · 49 km away
35. 2.454 km SE of Atka, AlaskaSun, Jan 14, 1:03 PM HAST · 3182 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
36. 1.934 km ENE of Atka, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 5:58 AM HAST · 3181 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
37. 2.243 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 9:33 AM HAST · 3180 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
38. 2.044 km SE of Atka, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 1:57 AM HAST · 3178 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away
39. 1.943 km SSW of Atka, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 2:39 AM HAST · 3178 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
40. 1.720 km W of Atka, AlaskaFri, Jan 19, 1:34 PM HAST · 3177 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
41. 2.287 km E of Atka, AlaskaFri, Jan 19, 3:37 PM HAST · 3177 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
42. 3.2102 km E of Atka, AlaskaFri, Jan 19, 10:19 PM HAST · 3176 days ago · 216 km deep · 74 km away
43. 2.694 km ESE of Atka, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 3:25 AM HAST · 3176 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
44. 2.045 km SE of Atka, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 4:57 AM HAST · 3175 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
45. 2.218 km ENE of Atka, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 7:29 PM HAST · 3175 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
46. 1.624 km E of Atka, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 9:01 PM HAST · 3175 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
47. 3.172 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 12:08 AM HAST · 3174 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
48. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 4:22 PM HAST · 3174 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
49. 2.032 km S of Atka, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 9:46 PM HAST · 3172 days ago · 196 km deep · 66 km away
50. 2.236 km ESE of Atka, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 8:53 AM HAST · 3172 days ago · 76 km deep · 45 km away
51. 2.659 km E of Atka, AlaskaSat, Jan 27, 11:04 AM HAST · 3169 days ago · 81 km deep · 49 km away
52. 4.370 km NE of Atka, AlaskaSat, Jan 27, 8:06 PM HAST · 3169 days ago · 178 km deep · 31 km away
53. 3.159 km N of Atka, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 9:06 AM HAST · 3168 days ago · 180 km deep · 42 km away
54. 2.543 km SW of Atka, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 7:43 PM HAST · 3168 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
55. 3.565 km W of Atka, AlaskaMon, Jan 29, 2:42 AM HAST · 3167 days ago · 101 km deep · 97 km away
56. 1.624 km E of Atka, AlaskaMon, Jan 29, 8:27 AM HAST · 3167 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
57. 2.959 km NNE of Atka, AlaskaMon, Jan 29, 10:23 AM HAST · 3167 days ago · 144 km deep · 32 km away
58. 1.951 km SSW of Atka, AlaskaTue, Jan 30, 3:11 PM HAST · 3166 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
59. 1.954 km SSW of Atka, AlaskaWed, Jan 31, 12:57 AM HAST · 3165 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away

Before

1. 2.143 km S of Atka, AlaskaSun, Dec 3, 12:17 AM HAST · 3224 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.586 km ESE of Atka, AlaskaFri, Dec 1, 8:07 PM HAST · 3226 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
3. 2.242 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaFri, Dec 1, 12:34 PM HAST · 3226 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
4. 4.096 km NE of Atka, AlaskaSat, Nov 25, 1:30 AM HAST · 3232 days ago · 226 km deep · 57 km away
5. 3.065 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaMon, Nov 20, 4:58 PM HAST · 3237 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
6. 2.363 km SE of Atka, AlaskaMon, Nov 20, 3:21 PM HAST · 3237 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
7. 3.2107 km ESE of Atka, AlaskaSun, Nov 19, 11:48 PM HAST · 3237 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.3106 km ESE of Atka, AlaskaSun, Nov 19, 11:31 PM HAST · 3237 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.356 km SE of Atka, AlaskaSun, Nov 19, 9:06 PM HAST · 3238 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
10. 2.384 km SE of Atka, AlaskaSun, Nov 19, 7:01 PM HAST · 3238 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
11. 1.714 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaSun, Nov 19, 11:06 AM HAST · 3238 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
12. 3.743 km NNE of Atka, AlaskaSat, Nov 18, 9:33 PM HAST · 3238 days ago · 177 km deep · 17 km away
13. 2.687 km SE of Atka, AlaskaFri, Nov 17, 8:30 AM HAST · 3240 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.141 km E of Atka, AlaskaWed, Nov 15, 2:21 AM HAST · 3242 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
15. 2.158 km SW of Atka, AlaskaTue, Nov 14, 9:20 PM HAST · 3243 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.286 km SE of Atka, AlaskaTue, Nov 14, 4:07 PM HAST · 3243 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
17. 3.173 km ESE of Atka, AlaskaSun, Nov 12, 11:47 AM HAST · 3245 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
18. 2.259 km S of Atka, AlaskaFri, Nov 10, 12:54 PM HAST · 3247 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.455 km WNW of Atka, AlaskaFri, Nov 10, 5:51 AM HAST · 3247 days ago · 218 km deep · 76 km away
20. 3.055 km SE of Atka, AlaskaThu, Nov 9, 5:35 PM HAST · 3248 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bmma (also filed as ak17486860). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC.