Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 144 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 144 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Sep 13, 2022, 10:21 AM HADT (19:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-13 19:21:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.239° N, 172.790° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 5.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
319°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.781 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.087 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.269 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.7143 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.5131 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.186 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.856 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.248 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.850 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.963 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.072 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.6131 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.692 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.8107 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.3101 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.5110 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.376 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 3.1101 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.9105 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 4.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 4.3103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 3.8110 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.5154 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.2108 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 3.8111 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.8108 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.962 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 43 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 3.086 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.2107 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.878 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.759 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.9112 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.3169 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.0125 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.7133 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.4130 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.862 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.2102 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.590 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.4145 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.0202 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.9140 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.960 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.673 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.785 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.2200 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.2205 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.0100 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.946 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.184 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.0142 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away

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