Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 149 km NNW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 149 km NNW of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Sep 7, 2019, 12:00 AM HADT (09:00 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 91 km N of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-07 09:00:40 UTC
Depth
36.5 km (22.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.414° N, 175.131° 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
30

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8166 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.693 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 159 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.5113 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 90 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.562 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 154 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.499 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 177 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.991 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 220 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.751 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 165 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.050 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 137 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.462 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 182 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.263 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 216 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019bhlps7d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC.