Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 48 km E of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 48 km E of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Oct 12, 2018, 1:35 PM HADT (22:35 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 53 km N of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-10-12 22:35:51 UTC
Depth
17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.217° N, 173.493° 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: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6133 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.144 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.3129 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.754 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.071 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.986 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 240 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.173 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.340 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.8141 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.571 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.182 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.943 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 95 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.022 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 146 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.564 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 114 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.344 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 164 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.162 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.656 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.753 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 167 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.741 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.166 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 4.375 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 183 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 4.356 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 166 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.845 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.619 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 178 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 3.017 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 3.012 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.563 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.723 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.228 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 147 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.176 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 4.753 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 194 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.250 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.433 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.9143 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.157 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.822 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 206 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.840 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.129 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.528 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.848 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.951 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 3.1108 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 146 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.657 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.026 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 94 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.462 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.5131 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.724 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 106 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.3128 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.354 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 279 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.184 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.832 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 97 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.448 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 80 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.088 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 87 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.881 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.186 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.283 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.253 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.277 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 252 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.441 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 176 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.8134 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.8118 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.316 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.374 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 182 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018d3ph23n (also filed as ak20287803). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.