Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 31 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 31 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 4:25 AM HAST (14:25 UTC), 60 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 73 km SE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-22 14:25:00 UTC
Depth
60.4 km (37.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.108° N, 173.767° 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
8

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 143 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.796 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.125 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.845 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 161 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.137 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 67 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.164 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.050 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.573 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.0104 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.579 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 183 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.478 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.768 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 90 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.151 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 201 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.358 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.961 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 4.073 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 223 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.084 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.847 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.886 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.350 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.052 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.672 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.331 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 94 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.620 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 55 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.665 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 100 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.854 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.5125 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.928 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 81 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.266 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.839 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.5112 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.6107 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.953 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01910mb2p6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC.