Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 113 km NW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 113 km NW of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Sep 24, 2019, 2:04 AM HADT (11:04 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-24 11:04:58 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.922° N, 175.369° 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
14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.952 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 120 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.560 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 162 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.562 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 154 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.554 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.843 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.759 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.499 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 177 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.991 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 220 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.751 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 165 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.637 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 167 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.228 km N of Atka, AK · 2525 days ago · 127 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.050 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 137 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.997 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 216 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.865 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 200 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.575 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 169 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.943 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 174 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.358 km N of Adak, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 184 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.558 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.332 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 158 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.693 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 159 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.875 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 204 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.181 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.3149 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.329 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 149 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.462 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 182 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.542 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.227 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.476 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 145 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.052 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 194 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.927 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 165 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.927 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.528 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 218 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.827 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.093 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 177 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.230 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 213 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.527 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

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