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M5.0 earthquake 119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Feb 13, 2020, 5:26 AM HAST (15:26 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-13 15:26:25 UTC
Depth
24.4 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.242° N, 174.985° 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
5.0mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.029 · 387 stations
5.0mb, body-waveAlaska 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 4.7 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
152

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1129 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.1129 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.2123 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.6135 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.9118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.3122 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.3113 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.3118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.3113 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.4125 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.1133 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.7131 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.6128 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.1132 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.1130 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.8129 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.7126 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.8125 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.3120 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 3.8127 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.5125 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 3.253 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 3.051 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.666 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.5131 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.537 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.593 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 2.0103 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.780 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.178 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.6142 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.031 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.665 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.840 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 3.253 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.869 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 3.2173 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.0127 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.8139 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.0117 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.959 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.549 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.798 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 3.089 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.858 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.965 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.074 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 88 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.6108 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 3.591 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.760 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.239 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.9109 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 4.8117 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.868 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.664 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.062 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.548 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.858 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.633 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 84 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.2123 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.7130 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.7133 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.5128 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.0133 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.8123 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.6120 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.074 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.6131 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.9125 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.049 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.6164 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.036 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 4.190 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.560 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.462 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 3.381 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.881 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.058 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away

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