Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 152 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 152 km S of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Jan 22, 2018, 4:00 PM HAST (02:00 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 108 km SSE of Atka, 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
2018-01-23 02:00:53 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.843° N, 173.828° 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
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3183 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.2194 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.6195 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.1135 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.8108 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.9152 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.7183 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.6172 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.2170 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.6197 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.8190 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.4106 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.9179 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.4114 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.083 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.891 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.3125 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.5122 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.3111 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.1104 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.3147 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.7192 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.097 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.5169 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.3125 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.1109 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.2118 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.1119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.954 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.557 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.885 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.3100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.2132 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.4184 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.3190 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.785 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 3.7184 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.1112 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.957 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.4103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.178 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.4146 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 3.172 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.0119 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.5195 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.6203 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.7199 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.7198 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.1135 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.4185 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.3196 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.0194 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.6158 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.9184 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.7176 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.3137 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.0184 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.9191 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.7182 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.2190 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.0125 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.9167 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018122jyo4 (also filed as ak18231743). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.