Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 72 km ENE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 72 km ENE of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 6:29 AM HAST (16:29 UTC), 222 km (138 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 94 km SW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-02-11 16:29:41 UTC
Depth
222.3 km (138.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.115° N, 175.647° 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
3.2ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.081 · 20 stations
3.0ML, 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 13.8 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
20

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.648 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.674 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 144 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.756 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.152 km E of Adak, Alaska · 962 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.162 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 962 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.872 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 962 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.962 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 961 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.191 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 961 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.534 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 960 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.567 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 960 days ago · 212 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.94 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 960 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.993 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 960 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.911 km N of Adak, Alaska · 960 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.175 km E of Adak, Alaska · 958 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.916 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 958 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.168 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 957 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.285 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 957 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.871 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 957 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.745 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 956 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.641 km S of Adak, Alaska · 955 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.653 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 955 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 4.070 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 955 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.759 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 955 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 3.451 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 954 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.115 km S of Adak, Alaska · 953 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 3.282 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 952 days ago · 226 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 3.246 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 952 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.073 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 951 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 4.474 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 951 days ago · 150 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.950 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 950 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 4.087 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 950 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.758 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 950 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.867 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 950 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.155 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 949 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.543 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 948 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.614 km N of Adak, Alaska · 948 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.558 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 948 days ago · 88 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 3.268 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 947 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.061 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 945 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.837 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 943 days ago · 91 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.748 km E of Adak, Alaska · 943 days ago · 175 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.950 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 942 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.130 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 942 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 3.161 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 942 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.036 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 941 days ago · 69 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.053 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 940 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.956 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 940 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.966 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 940 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.844 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 939 days ago · 137 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.579 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 939 days ago · 70 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.613 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 3.068 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 938 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.521 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 938 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.765 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 938 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.919 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 938 days ago · 186 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.665 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 938 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.996 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 938 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.889 km E of Adak, Alaska · 937 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 3.157 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 937 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.854 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 937 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 1.769 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.964 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.058 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 964 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.947 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 964 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.634 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 964 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.869 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 964 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.922 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 964 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.612 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 964 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.862 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 964 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.716 km S of Adak, Alaska · 965 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.949 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 965 days ago · 155 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.117 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 965 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.856 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 965 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.774 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 965 days ago · 190 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.848 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 966 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.445 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 967 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.853 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 968 days ago · 179 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.961 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 968 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.725 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 969 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.635 km N of Adak, Alaska · 969 days ago · 197 km deep · 62 km away

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