Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 198 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 198 km S of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 10:19 AM HADT (19:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 201 km SSW of Atka, 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
2023-09-14 19:19:08 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.419° N, 174.492° 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 · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.7ML, 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 7.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
291°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5125 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.799 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.0109 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.9184 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.8182 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.0202 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.1160 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1087 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.7151 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1078 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.7193 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.5179 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1070 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.7164 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.1207 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.2201 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 3.3188 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.1156 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1120 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.6196 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1121 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.3199 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1121 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.8169 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.3119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.8169 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.9202 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.9146 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.1192 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.8133 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.0171 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lbhp (also filed as ak023btcjish). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.