Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 50 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 50 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Jan 16, 2019, 7:41 PM HAST (05:41 UTC), 22 km (14 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
2019-01-17 05:41:14 UTC
Depth
21.8 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.782° N, 174.512° 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
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.886 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.372 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 85 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.296 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.231 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.193 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.66 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 143 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.796 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.574 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.860 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.373 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.485 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.125 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.177 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.845 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 161 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.137 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.164 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.050 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.174 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.595 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 4.573 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 4.0104 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 3.478 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.768 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 90 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 4.151 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 201 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.358 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.568 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 175 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.659 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 5.190 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.485 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.783 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 3.693 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.355 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.678 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.249 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.961 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.684 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 4.090 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 4.084 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 4.091 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.052 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.276 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.6121 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.4120 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.170 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.963 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.331 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 94 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.620 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.254 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.854 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 49 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.874 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.928 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.087 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 247 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.266 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.592 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.9117 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.8112 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.6106 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.839 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.160 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away

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