Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 96 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 96 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Jun 27, 2022, 3:38 PM HADT (00:38 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 83 km SSE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-06-28 00:38:42 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.615° N, 173.168° 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
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.148 · 6 stations
2.3ML, 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 3.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
312°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5113 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.754 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.656 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.991 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.940 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.741 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1555 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.7104 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1555 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1555 days ago · 189 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.960 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1554 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.751 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1554 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.5157 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1553 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.853 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1552 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.670 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1552 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.073 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.8113 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.3149 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.762 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 142 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.916 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 151 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.97 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 3.489 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 52 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.947 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 113 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.6147 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.8124 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.9106 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 3.0108 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.8103 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.982 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.578 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.7128 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.7120 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 3.283 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.586 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 45 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.787 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.983 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1544 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.853 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1544 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.217 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 168 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.8121 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.5112 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.796 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 133 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.4141 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.964 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 3.298 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 3.029 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 170 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.174 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 90 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 3.077 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.729 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.9110 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.985 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.776 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.2111 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.995 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.987 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 58 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.884 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 3.061 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 3.0108 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.74 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1530 days ago · 187 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.496 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1530 days ago · 47 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 3.287 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 3.556 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.521 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.852 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 101 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.8119 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 213 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.032 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 129 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.181 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.110 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 176 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.251 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.139 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.636 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.745 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.832 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.969 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.0106 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 3.167 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 230 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 198 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.938 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.4143 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 3.966 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 166 km deep · 74 km away

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