Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 14 km NNE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Jun 23, 2019, 4:03 AM HADT (13:03 UTC), 174 km (108 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 102 km ENE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-06-23 13:03:37 UTC
Depth
174.2 km (108.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.319° N, 174.126° 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
3.1ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.097 · 14 stations
3.0ML, 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 7.0 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 69.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600044vw (also filed as ak0197zz9rsb). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.