M2.9 earthquake 152 km SSE of Atka, Alaska

Magnitude

2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Mon, Jan 29, 2018, 10:23 AM HAST

UTC

2018-01-29 20:23:01 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

50.992° N, 173.163° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

236°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

18

After

1. 2.7183 km S of Atka, AlaskaTue, Jan 30, 5:23 PM HAST · 3166 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.6172 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaWed, Jan 31, 12:00 PM HAST · 3165 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
3. 3.2170 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaFri, Feb 2, 2:42 PM HAST · 3163 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
4. 1.977 km SE of Atka, AlaskaTue, Feb 6, 12:08 AM HAST · 3160 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
5. 2.777 km SE of Atka, AlaskaWed, Feb 7, 12:45 AM HAST · 3159 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.4106 km S of Atka, AlaskaSat, Feb 10, 6:06 AM HAST · 3156 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
7. 2.9179 km S of Atka, AlaskaSun, Feb 18, 3:19 PM HAST · 3147 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.4114 km S of Atka, AlaskaWed, Feb 21, 7:10 PM HAST · 3144 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
9. 3.083 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaFri, Feb 23, 5:49 AM HAST · 3143 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
10. 2.891 km S of Atka, AlaskaSat, Feb 24, 4:30 AM HAST · 3142 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
11. 2.376 km ESE of Atka, AlaskaSat, Feb 24, 10:20 AM HAST · 3141 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
12. 2.1104 km S of Atka, AlaskaThu, Mar 1, 2:49 AM HAST · 3137 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.3147 km S of Atka, AlaskaThu, Mar 1, 7:08 PM HAST · 3136 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
14. 2.7192 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaFri, Mar 2, 4:14 AM HAST · 3136 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
15. 2.4118 km ESE of Atka, AlaskaSat, Mar 3, 6:12 PM HAST · 3134 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaSun, Mar 4, 4:59 AM HAST · 3134 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
17. 2.5169 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaSun, Mar 4, 5:42 AM HAST · 3134 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.3125 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaSun, Mar 4, 11:03 PM HAST · 3133 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
19. 2.2118 km S of Atka, AlaskaSat, Mar 10, 9:56 AM HAST · 3127 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
20. 2.557 km S of Atka, AlaskaSun, Mar 11, 5:03 AM HADT · 3127 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
21. 2.885 km SE of Atka, AlaskaSun, Mar 11, 10:31 AM HADT · 3127 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
22. 2.3100 km S of Atka, AlaskaMon, Mar 12, 3:29 PM HADT · 3125 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
23. 2.2132 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaTue, Mar 13, 1:15 AM HADT · 3125 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
24. 2.4184 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaTue, Mar 13, 4:54 AM HADT · 3125 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
25. 2.3190 km S of Atka, AlaskaTue, Mar 13, 10:52 AM HADT · 3124 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
26. 2.785 km SE of Atka, AlaskaThu, Mar 15, 6:57 AM HADT · 3123 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
27. 3.7184 km S of Atka, AlaskaThu, Mar 15, 8:24 PM HADT · 3122 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
28. 2.1112 km S of Atka, AlaskaFri, Mar 16, 8:27 AM HADT · 3122 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
29. 1.957 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaSat, Mar 17, 9:15 AM HADT · 3121 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
30. 2.4103 km S of Atka, AlaskaSat, Mar 17, 11:04 AM HADT · 3120 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
31. 2.178 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaSun, Mar 18, 10:59 PM HADT · 3119 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
32. 3.0113 km SE of Atka, AlaskaTue, Mar 27, 5:44 PM HADT · 3110 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away

Before

1. 3.8108 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 5:09 PM HAST · 3168 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
2. 2.1135 km SE of Atka, AlaskaFri, Jan 26, 1:31 AM HAST · 3171 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
3. 2.6195 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 11:12 AM HAST · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
4. 2.2194 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 6:31 AM HAST · 3173 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.3183 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 3:48 AM HAST · 3173 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
6. 2.3152 km S of Atka, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 4:00 PM HAST · 3174 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
7. 3.172 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 12:08 AM HAST · 3175 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.694 km ESE of Atka, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 3:25 AM HAST · 3177 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.0119 km S of Atka, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 12:05 PM HAST · 3178 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.5195 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 10:55 AM HAST · 3178 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
11. 2.6203 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 9:44 AM HAST · 3178 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
12. 2.7199 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 3:24 AM HAST · 3179 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
13. 2.7198 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 2:19 AM HAST · 3179 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
14. 2.1135 km S of Atka, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 9:31 PM HAST · 3179 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
15. 2.4185 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 6:07 PM HAST · 3179 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
16. 3.3196 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 3:51 PM HAST · 3179 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
17. 4.0194 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 12:07 PM HAST · 3179 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
18. 2.6158 km S of Atka, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 5:10 AM HAST · 3182 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
19. 2.9184 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 12:07 PM HAST · 3183 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
20. 2.7176 km SSE of Atka, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 11:54 AM HAST · 3183 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cr44. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.