Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 93 km NNW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 93 km NNW of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 4:27 PM HADT (01:27 UTC), 159 km (99 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 85 km NNE 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
2019-09-14 01:27:14 UTC
Depth
159.3 km (99.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.966° N, 174.768° 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 14.7 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
Stations used
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.332 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 158 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.558 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 80 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.5113 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 90 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.562 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 154 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.554 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.843 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.285 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.499 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 177 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.991 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 220 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.751 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 165 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.637 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 167 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.228 km N of Atka, AK · 2525 days ago · 127 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.050 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 137 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.628 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.997 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 216 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.04 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.295 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 221 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.8166 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.3149 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.329 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 149 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.462 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 182 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.542 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.227 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.052 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 194 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.927 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 165 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.927 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.528 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 218 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.531 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.827 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.093 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 177 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.230 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 213 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.527 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.825 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 139 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.659 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.055 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away

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