Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 132 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 132 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Jun 19, 2019, 9:32 PM HADT (06:32 UTC), 35 km (22 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-06-20 06:32:59 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.919° N, 172.320° 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
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.3ML, 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 3.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.370 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.2109 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 103 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.1109 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 103 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.477 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2653 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.0102 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.763 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2644 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.8132 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2642 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.883 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2642 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.9129 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2634 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.258 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2633 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.177 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 83 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.0118 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2629 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.779 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.174 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2625 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.7169 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.879 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.054 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.7171 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.786 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.066 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.880 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.7143 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 3.075 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.176 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.475 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.160 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 184 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.382 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away

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