Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 13 km NW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 13 km NW of Atka, Alaska on Wed, May 8, 2019, 7:14 AM HADT (16:14 UTC), 196 km (122 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 60 km E of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-05-08 16:14:25 UTC
Depth
195.7 km (121.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.294° N, 174.317° 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
3.4mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.246 · 4 stations
3.2ML, 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 13.0 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
29

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.894 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.349 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 167 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.884 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.086 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.811 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.979 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.382 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.370 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 86 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.077 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.710 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 71 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.160 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 184 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.561 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 165 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.280 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.082 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.475 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.972 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 171 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 3.952 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 196 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 3.176 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.633 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 195 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 3.075 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.885 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2669 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 3.677 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.775 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.667 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.888 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.148 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.691 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.556 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 158 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.155 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 193 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.370 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 3.114 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 174 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.276 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2656 days ago · 191 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 3.586 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.632 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 172 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.936 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 193 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.083 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2654 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 3.619 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2654 days ago · 151 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.848 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2654 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.477 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2652 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.193 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2652 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.578 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2652 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.624 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 178 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.948 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 3.316 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 70 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.267 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 180 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.729 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2646 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.669 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2646 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 3.689 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2646 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.677 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2645 days ago · 117 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.510 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2645 days ago · 237 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.549 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2645 days ago · 198 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.194 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.277 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.529 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.440 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 131 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.846 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.879 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.075 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.980 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2715 days ago · 169 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.980 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2717 days ago · 168 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.689 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2718 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.467 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2718 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.174 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.885 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2725 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.992 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.544 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away

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