Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 61 km N of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 61 km N of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Jun 2, 2019, 4:16 PM HADT (01:16 UTC), 165 km (102 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km WSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-06-03 01:16:06 UTC
Depth
164.9 km (102.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.747° N, 174.263° 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
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.148 · 6 stations
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 22.0 km horizontally, 26.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.972 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 171 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.952 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 196 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.633 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 195 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.556 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 158 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.155 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 193 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.114 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 174 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.276 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 191 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.632 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2654 days ago · 172 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.936 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2654 days ago · 193 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.619 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2653 days ago · 151 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.624 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 178 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.316 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.267 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 180 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.729 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2645 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.677 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2644 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.510 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2644 days ago · 237 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.549 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2643 days ago · 198 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.763 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2641 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.831 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.422 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2639 days ago · 162 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.167 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2639 days ago · 211 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.747 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2639 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.147 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 162 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.656 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2635 days ago · 177 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.8114 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2635 days ago · 162 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.359 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2633 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.86 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 188 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 4.011 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 178 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 3.732 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 163 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.032 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 78 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.755 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2629 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.931 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 88 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.774 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2626 days ago · 196 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.944 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2626 days ago · 179 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.17 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 141 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.057 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 86 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.6159 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.160 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 184 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.710 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.979 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.811 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.349 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 167 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.413 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 196 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.529 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600043ww (also filed as ak01972pgbiw). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC.