Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 93 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 93 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Jun 2, 2023, 2:16 AM HADT (11:16 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 166 km SE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-06-02 11:16:01 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.516° N, 173.398° 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
3.6mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.133 · 14 stations
3.4ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
38

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1153 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.649 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.631 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.156 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.3168 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.162 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.792 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.4165 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.7171 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.343 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 153 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.873 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.7107 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.69 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 154 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.037 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1202 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.417 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1202 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.485 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1202 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.915 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1202 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.267 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1196 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 3.9166 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.662 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.9149 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.858 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1190 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.9118 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1183 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.011 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1183 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.074 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1181 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.026 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1180 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.928 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 1179 days ago · 176 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.031 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1179 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.2142 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1178 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.966 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1177 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.8100 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1177 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.613 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 3.252 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.819 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.1148 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.844 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.883 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.769 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 3.645 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.852 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1171 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.855 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1171 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.0100 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1171 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.146 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 3.4100 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.263 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 3.061 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 3.3180 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1162 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.553 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.038 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.663 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.142 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.138 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.2140 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.813 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 211 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.135 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.867 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.0108 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.654 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.925 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.2163 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.540 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.5189 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.5112 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.1158 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.959 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.9126 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.797 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.5137 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away

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