Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 95 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 95 km S of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Aug 14, 2023, 3:26 PM HADT (00:26 UTC), 26 km (16 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-08-15 00:26:08 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.349° N, 174.390° 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.

Stations used
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.175 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.5136 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.771 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.946 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.655 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.0171 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.8133 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.066 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.978 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.899 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.344 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.8100 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.063 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.946 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.034 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.739 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.643 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.546 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.640 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.937 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.934 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.730 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.741 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.1192 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.744 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.631 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.731 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.632 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 3.342 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 3.443 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.8169 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 3.139 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.732 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.682 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.820 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.889 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 3.252 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.045 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.943 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.650 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 4.279 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.830 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.587 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.883 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.153 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 3.746 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.842 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 3.346 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 3.042 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.641 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.746 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.849 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.655 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.67 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 3.339 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.032 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 1.552 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.591 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.488 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.243 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.267 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.061 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.137 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.019 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 137 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.842 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.981 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.735 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.841 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.779 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.5110 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.831 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.137 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.844 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.156 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.2154 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away

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