Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 72 km N of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 72 km N of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 9:57 PM HAST (07:57 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 25 km SSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-14 07:57:10 UTC
Depth
34.1 km (21.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.852° N, 174.192° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 5.0 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.052 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.231 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.66 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 143 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.125 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.845 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 161 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.579 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 183 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.151 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 201 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.331 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.620 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.665 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 100 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.928 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 81 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.978 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 237 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.851 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 174 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.512 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 164 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.122 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.049 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.531 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000is4j. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.