Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 31 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Jun 3, 2023, 10:50 PM HADT (07:50 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 33 km NNW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-06-04 07:50:44 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.936° N, 174.376° 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
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
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 2.3 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
242°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.962 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 139 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.273 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.6124 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.071 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.766 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.156 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.162 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.792 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.595 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.7109 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.880 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 95 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.0100 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.159 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 177 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.950 km W of Atka, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.579 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.717 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 115 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.994 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.6101 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.343 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 153 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.765 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.873 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.690 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 3.297 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.69 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 154 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 3.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.037 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.417 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.958 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 3.485 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 3.467 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.915 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.153 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1202 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.5126 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1201 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 3.2120 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1201 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.1123 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 3.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 3.2123 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.1120 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 3.2106 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.9111 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.862 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 3.2124 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.9129 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1199 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 4.233 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 1198 days ago · 188 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.1123 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1198 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 3.267 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1197 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.9117 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1197 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.662 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1194 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.675 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1194 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.5124 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.7128 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.858 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1191 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 3.967 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1190 days ago · 228 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.5109 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1190 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 3.6121 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.7113 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1189 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 3.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1187 days ago · 79 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.090 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1187 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 3.360 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 1185 days ago · 163 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 2.8113 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.649 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.693 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.135 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.984 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.867 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.873 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.617 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.654 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 3.925 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 121 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.540 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.696 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.674 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.771 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.845 km W of Atka, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.959 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 73 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.053 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 84 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 3.075 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 156 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.797 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away

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