Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 75 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 75 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 4:22 AM HADT (13:22 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 24 km E of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-28 13:22:28 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.043° N, 173.126° 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
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
2.6ML, 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 3.5 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
202°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.629 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.683 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.528 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 218 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.927 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 165 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.269 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.329 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 149 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.036 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.220 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.028 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.124 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 171 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.04 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.888 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.475 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.296 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.0174 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.825 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.1134 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.868 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.836 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.874 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.972 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.951 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.843 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.8107 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.647 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.529 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.8171 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.2117 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.816 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.547 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.974 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.628 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.435 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 194 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 3.285 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.373 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 3.375 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.270 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.260 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 74 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 3.466 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 3.959 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 83 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 2.465 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.230 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 213 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.661 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.825 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 139 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.659 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.055 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.388 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.270 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.534 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.264 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.7143 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.350 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.521 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 148 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.880 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.224 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 172 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.066 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 56 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.786 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.015 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.827 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.37 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 219 km deep · 80 km away

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