Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 53 km E of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 53 km E of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Sep 15, 2022, 7:37 AM HADT (16:37 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 87 km SSE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-15 16:37:58 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.292° N, 173.429° 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
3.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.9ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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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 9.2 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
339°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.087 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.068 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.269 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.157 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.956 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.054 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.732 km W of Atka, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.043 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.19 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 170 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.059 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.186 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.639 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.736 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 61 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.211 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 160 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.856 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.126 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 129 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.248 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.762 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 101 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.850 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.051 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.963 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.072 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.954 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.941 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 3.851 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 196 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.636 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.166 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.948 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.134 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.142 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.692 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.942 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.951 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 187 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.911 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.840 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.847 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 3.234 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 187 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.854 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.855 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.376 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 191 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.298 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 140 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.940 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.046 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 70 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.962 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 3.086 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.2107 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.938 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.878 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.759 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.781 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.740 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.155 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.934 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.488 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 150 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.649 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.032 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 222 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.313 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 100 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.318 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 165 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.231 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 214 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.832 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.133 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.0125 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.7133 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.033 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.027 km W of Atka, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 211 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.862 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 65 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.2102 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.590 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away

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