Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 75 km E of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 75 km E of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Sep 15, 2019, 1:58 PM HADT (22:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 93 km ENE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-15 22:58:24 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.185° N, 173.101° 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
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.296 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.825 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.1134 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.868 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.972 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.951 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.843 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.8107 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.529 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.8171 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.2117 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.816 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.547 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.974 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.628 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.435 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 194 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.285 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.373 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 3.375 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.270 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.4146 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 87 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.260 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 74 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 3.466 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 3.959 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 83 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.069 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.637 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 167 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.228 km N of Atka, AK · 2526 days ago · 127 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 3.929 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.3110 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 4.893 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 128 km deep · 39 km away · tsunami flag
  32. 1.628 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.172 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 63 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.617 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.170 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.864 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.919 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.3103 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.8158 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.04 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.295 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 221 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.124 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 171 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.028 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.220 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.036 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.329 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 149 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.269 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.052 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 194 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.927 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 165 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.528 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 218 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.683 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.675 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.465 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.230 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 213 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.661 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.825 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 139 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.659 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.055 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.270 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away

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