Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 86 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 86 km S of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 1:17 AM HADT (10:17 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 75 km SE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-15 10:17:01 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.420° N, 174.310° 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.

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Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.047 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.149 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.575 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.978 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.628 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.874 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.0124 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.815 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.943 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.678 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.933 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.228 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.6102 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.9121 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.683 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.220 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 115 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.7106 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.237 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 153 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.120 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 146 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 3.168 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.766 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 63 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 3.893 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.771 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.978 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.881 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.943 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.8119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.194 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.363 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 3.7126 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 3.345 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 3.6100 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.599 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 3.199 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.684 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.955 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.579 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.1140 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 3.955 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 4.295 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 4.281 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 5.175 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 3.879 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 3.6123 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 4.198 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 4.099 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 3.7174 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.984 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 238 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.042 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.4118 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 3.3107 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.6163 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 3.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.873 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 4.189 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.075 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 233 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.695 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.6115 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.7121 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.163 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.979 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.736 km W of Atka, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.0162 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.687 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.59 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 187 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.642 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 77 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.8143 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.276 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 189 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.570 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.866 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.681 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.752 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.980 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.392 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away

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