Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 65 km N of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 65 km N of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Nov 14, 2019, 7:10 AM HAST (17:10 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 108 km NE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-14 17:10:31 UTC
Depth
199.9 km (124.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.780° N, 174.312° 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
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
2.8ML, 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 18.8 km horizontally, 16.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
23

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.833 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.575 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 169 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.66 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.716 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 195 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.943 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 174 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.943 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.734 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.348 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 128 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.226 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.431 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.4123 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 162 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.338 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 76 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.252 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.790 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.570 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.531 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.818 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 211 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.585 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 238 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.997 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 219 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.273 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 135 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.724 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.597 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 105 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.973 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 249 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.167 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.847 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.620 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.946 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.234 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.033 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.715 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 4.3108 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 230 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.919 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.617 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.997 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 216 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.628 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.893 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 128 km deep · 97 km away · tsunami flag
  6. 3.929 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.050 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 137 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.228 km N of Atka, AK · 2525 days ago · 127 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.637 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 167 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.738 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.959 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.751 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 165 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.991 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 220 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.373 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.499 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 177 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 3.285 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

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