Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 126 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 126 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 10:29 AM HAST (20:29 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 87 km SW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-12 20:29:29 UTC
Depth
23.4 km (14.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.193° N, 175.072° 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
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 165 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5126 km SSW of Atka, AK · 2488 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.287 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.683 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.550 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.891 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.769 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.086 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.662 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.185 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.260 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.3123 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.071 km SW of Atka, AK · 2485 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.958 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.880 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.371 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.889 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.072 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.889 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.456 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.066 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.252 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.6106 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 4.075 km ESE of Adak, AK · 2478 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.165 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.344 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.666 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.071 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.9109 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.886 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.047 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.774 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.290 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.853 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.847 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.092 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.774 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.5184 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.876 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 91 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.6101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.946 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.251 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.955 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.466 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.738 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.773 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.944 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.669 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.5191 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.961 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.387 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.888 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.0114 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.975 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.759 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.887 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 3.369 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.460 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.954 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 4.787 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 2.589 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.090 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.281 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.470 km SE of Adak, AK · 2488 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.864 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.277 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.854 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.593 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.996 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.892 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.257 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.531 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.959 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.087 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.779 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.191 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.968 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.992 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 4.093 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.487 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away

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