Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 152 km E of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 152 km E of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Mar 7, 2022, 8:49 PM HAST (06:49 UTC), 67 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 167 km W of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-08 06:49:33 UTC
Depth
66.5 km (41.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.430° N, 172.000° 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
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8191 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.3171 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 94 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.4206 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.1173 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.5174 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1649 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.9151 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 136 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.768 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.9138 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.3164 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.0128 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1636 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.376 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.188 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1634 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.2101 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1634 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.6135 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1628 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.761 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1626 days ago · 154 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.7195 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1621 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 3.2194 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1620 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.085 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 3.7167 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 126 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.259 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 98 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.6185 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.8110 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 2.0126 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.4161 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.9193 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.9139 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.5143 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02232wvfco. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:51 PM UTC.