Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 31 km WSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Jan 7, 2019, 12:14 AM HAST (10:14 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 90 km E of Adak, 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
2019-01-07 10:14:59 UTC
Depth
94.1 km (58.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.049° N, 174.594° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.646 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.170 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.4120 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.645 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.672 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.6121 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.276 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.052 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.350 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.372 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 85 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.296 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.231 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.193 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.675 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 158 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.66 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 143 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.796 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.574 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.860 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.373 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.485 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 108 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 4.453 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 157 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 4.125 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.845 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 161 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 4.137 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 67 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 3.164 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.050 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.174 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.595 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 4.573 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 3.579 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 183 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 3.478 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.768 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 90 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 4.151 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 201 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.358 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 2.568 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 175 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.659 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2767 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 5.190 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.485 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.783 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 3.693 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.355 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.620 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.254 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.893 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 187 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.665 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 100 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.854 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 49 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.874 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 81 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.928 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 81 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.087 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 247 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.266 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.592 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.9117 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.8112 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.6106 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.839 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.160 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.773 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.953 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.7118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.2115 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.356 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away

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