Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km NNW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Jan 29, 2019, 8:14 AM HAST (18:14 UTC), 143 km (89 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
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-29 18:14:19 UTC
Depth
143.5 km (89.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.249° N, 174.219° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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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 22.0 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.485 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.125 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.845 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 161 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.137 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.164 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.050 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.595 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.573 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.579 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 183 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.478 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.768 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.151 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 201 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.358 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 5.190 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.485 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.783 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.693 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.961 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.684 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 4.090 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 4.073 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 223 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 4.084 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 4.091 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.847 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 73 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.183 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.730 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.977 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.776 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 144 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 3.372 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.231 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 60 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.886 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.350 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.052 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 72 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.672 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.331 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 94 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.620 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 55 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.893 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 187 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.665 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.854 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.874 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.928 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 81 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.087 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 247 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.266 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.592 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away

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