Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 99 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 99 km S of Atka, Alaska on Fri, May 6, 2022, 3:10 PM HADT (00:10 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 42 km SSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-07 00:10:57 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.314° N, 174.454° 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
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.592 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.715 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 175 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.275 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 157 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.550 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.155 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.764 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.1164 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.842 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.833 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.2163 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.751 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.088 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.759 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.0170 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.0128 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.943 km W of Atka, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.663 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.846 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 139 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 3.596 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.576 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 3.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 155 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 3.388 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.983 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.8161 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.574 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.789 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.8126 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.564 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.8171 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.662 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.9133 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 3.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.214 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 76 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.934 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 3.131 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 227 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.950 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.2147 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.668 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.769 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.682 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.755 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.848 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.760 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.881 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.748 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.6101 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.073 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 3.083 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.577 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.675 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.9102 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.1142 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.1170 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.636 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.671 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.07 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 168 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.871 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.965 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

  1. 1.935 km W of Atka, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.667 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.866 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.0152 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.849 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 160 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.383 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.050 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 156 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.130 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 169 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.3161 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.264 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1620 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.753 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1621 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.0114 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1621 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.940 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1621 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.712 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.636 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.944 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.775 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.633 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.879 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away

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