Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 112 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 112 km S of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Nov 11, 2022, 3:26 PM HAST (01:26 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 93 km ESE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-12 01:26:39 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.185° N, 174.164° 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
2.9ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.6ML, 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 3.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
288°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.188 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.158 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.279 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1417 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.2102 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1416 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.076 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1416 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.375 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1416 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.494 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.9155 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.266 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.9173 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.588 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.732 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.797 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.840 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1409 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.799 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1409 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.392 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.659 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.7108 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.8119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 3.813 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.028 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.223 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.020 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.866 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 3.084 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.270 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.9101 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.4126 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 4.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 3.2198 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 4.893 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.696 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.7191 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 4.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 3.1103 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.9109 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 3.3121 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 3.9189 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.499 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 3.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 4.094 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.8201 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 3.3100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.242 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 3.392 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.088 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.652 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 3.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.231 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 3.170 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 3.177 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 3.4163 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 3.251 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 2.5134 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 3.383 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 3.593 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.759 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.580 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.878 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.0100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.093 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.792 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.293 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.197 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.0118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.938 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.1113 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.4120 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.2107 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.7107 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.861 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.086 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.099 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.962 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.046 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away

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