Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 134 km E of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 134 km E of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Sep 24, 2019, 8:30 AM HADT (17:30 UTC), 52 km (32 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-24 17:30:26 UTC
Depth
51.5 km (32.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.219° N, 172.229° 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8107 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.8171 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.2117 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.5182 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.8165 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.5165 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.8176 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 114 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.373 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.375 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.270 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.4146 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.260 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.959 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.893 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 128 km deep · 58 km away · tsunami flag
  15. 3.9181 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.172 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.7176 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.3103 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.8158 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.372 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.889 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 136 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 3.0174 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.475 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.9173 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.1177 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.683 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.675 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.465 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.661 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.659 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019c9usin5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.