Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 201 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 201 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Thu, May 19, 2022, 2:16 PM HADT (23:16 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 178 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-19 23:16:21 UTC
Depth
27.1 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.825° N, 171.321° 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
3.0ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.8ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.4 km horizontally, 12.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3170 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.3184 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.5135 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.1176 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.3202 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.7121 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.2173 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.2151 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 117 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.6171 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.7178 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.1176 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.9170 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 61 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.9122 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.2131 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.6122 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.0210 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.8169 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 79 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.7180 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.9123 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.0106 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.0150 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.8188 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.8119 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 213 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 51 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.8113 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1554 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.8176 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1552 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.3176 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 3.5148 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 3.4164 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 3.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.9173 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.5112 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.7183 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.1165 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.1174 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 135 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.6163 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.2136 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.2134 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.2179 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.3212 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.0130 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.6185 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 48 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.8203 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.4118 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.7167 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 126 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.2194 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1621 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.7195 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1621 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.7157 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.0121 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1626 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.7154 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.6135 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away

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