M3.0 earthquake 281 km SSE of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 281 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Dec 25, 2018, 10:07 AM HAST (20:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-12-25 20:07:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.769° N, 173.054° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 2.9 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 268°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.7192 km SSE of Atka, AK · 2835 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.5186 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.6192 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ixjh (also filed as ak018gi1vzki). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.