Alaska earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 44 km ENE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 44 km ENE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Jan 24, 2020, 12:48 PM HAST (22:48 UTC), 179 km (111 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-24 22:48:33 UTC
Depth
179.1 km (111.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.335° N, 173.589° 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
3.7mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.075 · 45 stations
3.3ML, 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 13.1 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
83

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.744 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.284 km SE of Atka, AK · 2441 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.225 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 226 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.389 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.036 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.886 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.049 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.031 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.838 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.335 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.338 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 3.094 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.422 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 170 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.7103 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 117 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.840 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.031 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.369 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 100 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.840 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.253 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 3.571 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.718 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.946 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.842 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.959 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.851 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 3.4110 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 223 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.837 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.677 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 3.367 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 195 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.924 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 3.023 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 184 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.845 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 247 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.718 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 73 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.811 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 3.038 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 227 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.976 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.571 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 165 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.537 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.152 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.432 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.6130 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.759 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.3108 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 230 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.715 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.033 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.234 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.272 km SE of Atka, AK · 2463 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.738 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.4105 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 116 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.946 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.287 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.620 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.847 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.047 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.558 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.167 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 91 km deep · 29 km away

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