Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 135 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 135 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Aug 12, 2024, 9:32 AM HADT (18:32 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 51 km ESE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-12 18:32:13 UTC
Depth
27.9 km (17.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.889° N, 172.295° 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
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.643 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 783 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.8100 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 783 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.545 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 783 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.636 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 783 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.2173 km E of Atka, Alaska · 782 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.880 km E of Atka, Alaska · 781 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.540 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 780 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.242 km E of Atka, Alaska · 780 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.140 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 780 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.644 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 780 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.945 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 780 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.984 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 780 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.345 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 779 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.4176 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 779 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.181 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 776 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.066 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 776 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.366 km E of Atka, Alaska · 776 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.944 km E of Atka, Alaska · 774 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.366 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 772 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.944 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 771 days ago · 135 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.058 km E of Atka, Alaska · 771 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.036 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 770 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 3.1120 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 770 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.235 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 770 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.746 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 767 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 3.2147 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 766 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.498 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 765 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.159 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 765 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.043 km E of Atka, Alaska · 764 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.966 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 764 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.542 km E of Atka, Alaska · 763 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 3.2188 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 762 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.951 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 762 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 4.0155 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 762 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.760 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 759 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 3.0139 km E of Atka, Alaska · 759 days ago · 61 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 4.351 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 758 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.9191 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 757 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 3.6176 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 755 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.047 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 755 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.3169 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 755 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.270 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 749 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.040 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 748 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.940 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 748 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 3.3129 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 748 days ago · 150 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 3.1173 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 3.5192 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.841 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 745 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 3.1173 km E of Atka, Alaska · 742 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 3.048 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 741 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 3.1146 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 741 days ago · 164 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.8171 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 740 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.845 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 740 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.285 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 739 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 3.051 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.837 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 735 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 3.174 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.390 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 3.153 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.945 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 729 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.170 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 784 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.1196 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 784 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.441 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 784 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.989 km E of Atka, Alaska · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.742 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 784 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.085 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 785 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.747 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 786 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.747 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 788 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.0171 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 789 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.941 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 790 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.140 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 790 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.943 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 791 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.841 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 791 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.642 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 791 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.047 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 791 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.839 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 792 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.846 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 794 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.2110 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 794 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 3.143 km E of Atka, Alaska · 795 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.540 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 796 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024acetrzh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.