Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 34 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 34 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Jan 8, 2020, 1:27 AM HAST (11:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 44 km ENE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-08 11:27:34 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.066° N, 173.742° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.033 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.715 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.759 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.6130 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.432 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 72 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.152 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.537 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.571 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 165 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.744 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 179 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.744 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.284 km SE of Atka, AK · 2439 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.225 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 226 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.389 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.036 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.886 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.049 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.031 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.674 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.838 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.335 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.338 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 3.094 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 112 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.666 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.422 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 170 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.7103 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.840 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.178 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.031 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 61 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.369 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 100 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.840 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 80 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 3.253 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 3.571 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.718 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 71 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.946 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 110 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.842 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 59 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.959 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.496 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.851 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.272 km SE of Atka, AK · 2460 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.738 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.4105 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 116 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.946 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.287 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.620 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.847 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.047 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.558 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.9109 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.167 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 91 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.481 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.456 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.072 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.724 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.071 km SW of Atka, AK · 2483 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.5120 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.769 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.068 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 81 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.683 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020df0ema. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.