Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 37 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 37 km S of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Aug 13, 2023, 7:03 AM HADT (16:03 UTC), 57 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 79 km SSE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-08-13 16:03:39 UTC
Depth
57.2 km (35.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.856° N, 174.222° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
28

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.061 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.267 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.243 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.488 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.591 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.815 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 157 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.552 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.995 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.545 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 178 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.771 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.946 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.079 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.655 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.8133 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.066 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 3.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.899 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.344 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.8100 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.063 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 52 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.946 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.076 km W of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.034 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 3.739 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.848 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 3.643 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.546 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.640 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.937 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.934 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.730 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.138 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.741 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.744 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.938 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.631 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.731 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.632 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 3.342 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.841 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 3.443 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.937 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 3.139 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.832 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.939 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.732 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.682 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.820 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.889 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 3.252 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.045 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.943 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.650 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 53 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.933 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 4.279 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.830 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.039 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.019 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 137 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.048 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 180 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.842 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 90 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.896 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 149 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.981 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.735 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.841 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 52 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.779 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.5110 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.831 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.137 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.844 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.822 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 174 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.156 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.595 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.368 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.0124 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.049 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.229 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 184 km deep · 66 km away

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