M1.6 earthquake 17 km ESE of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Nov 8, 2019, 5:10 AM HAST (15:10 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 81 km SE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- AV
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-11-08 15:10:07 UTC
- Depth
- 2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.158° N, 173.947° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.6 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 304°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 52 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.753 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.170 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.864 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.074 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.919 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.3103 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.865 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 200 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.833 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.575 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 169 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.855 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.972 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.081 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.067 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.681 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.777 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.66 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.977 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.716 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 195 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.372 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.862 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.381 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.889 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 136 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.943 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 174 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.943 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.969 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.881 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.734 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.674 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.584 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.348 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 128 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.226 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 81 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.883 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.638 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.431 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.780 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.166 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.338 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 76 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.251 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.252 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.790 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.476 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.570 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.191 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.779 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.531 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 61 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.818 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 211 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.593 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.261 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.277 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.864 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.585 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 238 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.683 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.068 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 81 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.997 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 219 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.769 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.071 km SW of Atka, AK · 2482 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.273 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 135 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.889 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.724 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
The first 60 of 75.
Before
- 2.384 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.172 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.628 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.968 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.893 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 128 km deep · 80 km away · tsunami flag
- 2.3110 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.929 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.050 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 137 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.228 km N of Atka, AK · 2525 days ago · 127 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.074 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.070 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.637 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 167 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.738 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 69 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.069 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.959 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 83 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.466 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.751 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 165 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.991 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 220 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.260 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
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