Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 100 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 100 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Aug 12, 2024, 10:18 AM HADT (19:18 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 29 km ENE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-12 19:18:28 UTC
Depth
30.6 km (19.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.547° N, 173.196° 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
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.545 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 781 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.636 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 781 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.1125 km S of Atka, Alaska · 781 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.815 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 780 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.880 km E of Atka, Alaska · 779 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.540 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 779 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.242 km E of Atka, Alaska · 779 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.140 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 779 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.145 km S of Atka, Alaska · 779 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.826 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 779 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.644 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 778 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.945 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 778 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.134 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 778 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.968 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 778 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.984 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 778 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 3.345 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 778 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.152 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 777 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.181 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 775 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.066 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 775 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.917 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 775 days ago · 79 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 3.235 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 774 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.933 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 774 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.366 km E of Atka, Alaska · 774 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.047 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 773 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.944 km E of Atka, Alaska · 773 days ago · 113 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.755 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 772 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.929 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 771 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.733 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 771 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.366 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 771 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 4.041 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 770 days ago · 146 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.944 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 769 days ago · 135 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.058 km E of Atka, Alaska · 769 days ago · 85 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.036 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 769 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 3.1120 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 768 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.235 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 768 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.246 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 768 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.746 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 765 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 3.2147 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 764 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.498 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 764 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.170 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 763 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.723 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 763 days ago · 129 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.159 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 763 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.540 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.043 km E of Atka, Alaska · 762 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.966 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 762 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.529 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 762 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.533 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 761 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.542 km E of Atka, Alaska · 761 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.951 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 760 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 4.0155 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 760 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.3143 km S of Atka, Alaska · 759 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.760 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 757 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 4.351 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 756 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.048 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 756 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 3.245 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 756 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.173 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 755 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 3.084 km S of Atka, Alaska · 755 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.828 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 755 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.047 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 753 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.933 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 753 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.643 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 781 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.1135 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 781 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.631 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 781 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.945 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 782 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.733 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 782 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.940 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 782 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.634 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 782 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.951 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 782 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.736 km S of Atka, Alaska · 782 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.170 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 782 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.030 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 782 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.441 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 782 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.989 km E of Atka, Alaska · 782 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.742 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 782 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.932 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 783 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.333 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 783 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.085 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 783 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.747 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 784 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.833 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 785 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.747 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 786 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

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