Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 65 km E of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 65 km E of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Aug 27, 2019, 9:57 AM HADT (18:57 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 95 km NNE 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
2019-08-27 18:57:01 UTC
Depth
16.5 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.213° N, 173.250° 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
2.4ML, 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 8.8 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.675 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.629 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.827 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.683 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.531 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.528 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 218 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.927 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.927 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 165 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.052 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 194 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.227 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.269 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.329 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 149 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.036 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.220 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.028 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.124 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 171 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.295 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 221 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 3.04 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.475 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.332 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 158 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.296 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.825 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.1134 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.868 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.836 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.874 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.972 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.951 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.843 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.8107 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.647 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.529 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.2117 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.562 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 154 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.816 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.547 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.974 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.628 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.435 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 194 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 3.285 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.373 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 3.375 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.270 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.4146 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.260 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 74 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.751 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 165 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 3.466 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 3.959 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 83 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 2.230 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 213 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.527 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.661 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.825 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 139 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.659 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.055 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.270 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.534 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.264 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.7143 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.350 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.521 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 148 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.880 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.224 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 172 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.066 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 56 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.786 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.015 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.827 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.37 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 219 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.116 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 131 km deep · 61 km away

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