Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 77 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 77 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Jun 29, 2019, 3:33 AM HADT (12:33 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 70 km ENE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-06-29 12:33:32 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.715° N, 173.387° 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
2.4ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
2.5ML, 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 2.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.624 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 178 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.948 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.316 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.0102 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2646 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.729 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2645 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.510 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2644 days ago · 237 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.763 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2642 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.1156 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2641 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.831 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 123 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.8132 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.883 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.422 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 162 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.747 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2639 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.470 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2637 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.842 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2637 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.147 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 162 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.644 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.86 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 2633 days ago · 188 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.467 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.258 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2631 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 4.011 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2631 days ago · 178 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 3.732 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 163 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.032 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.177 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 83 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.931 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 3.0118 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.779 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2626 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.17 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 141 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.9133 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.174 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 3.746 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.024 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.749 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.879 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.054 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.116 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 131 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.37 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 219 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.827 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.015 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 3.786 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.066 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 56 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.6103 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.880 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.521 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 148 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.897 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.350 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 3.264 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.534 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 4.270 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 3.388 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.659 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.825 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 139 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.661 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.527 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.230 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 213 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 2.465 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.848 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2653 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.619 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2653 days ago · 151 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.936 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2654 days ago · 193 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.632 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2654 days ago · 172 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.114 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 174 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.1109 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.2109 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.370 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.7132 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.148 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.667 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.075 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.176 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.475 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.082 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.4100 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 3.280 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.160 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 184 km deep · 65 km away

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