Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 184 km SSE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 184 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Mar 13, 2018, 4:54 AM HADT (13:54 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 184 km S of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-13 13:54:18 UTC
Depth
23.6 km (14.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.638° N, 173.284° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3190 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.7184 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.1112 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.4103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.4146 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.0113 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.1133 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.7133 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.6113 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.2132 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.3100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.2118 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.3125 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.5169 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.7192 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.3147 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.891 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.4114 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.9179 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0183bar8j3 (also filed as ak18701246). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC.