Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 172 km SSE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 172 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Aug 12, 2019, 10:09 PM HADT (07:09 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 88 km S 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
2019-08-13 07:09:11 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.792° N, 173.137° 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
21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.388 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.1196 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.1125 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.1145 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.888 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.296 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.6174 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.7220 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.2172 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.1194 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.9196 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.2176 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.5164 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 2.1166 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.9190 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.9133 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.0118 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.7185 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2631 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.0184 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2631 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019ac854am. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.