Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 44 km ENE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 44 km ENE of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Aug 24, 2024, 8:03 AM HADT (17:03 UTC), 135 km (84 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-24 17:03:32 UTC
Depth
134.8 km (83.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.294° N, 173.567° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.058 km E of Atka, Alaska · 768 days ago · 85 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.036 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 767 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.1120 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 767 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.235 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 767 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.246 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 766 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.716 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 766 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.746 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 764 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.457 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 763 days ago · 219 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.498 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 762 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.170 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 762 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.723 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 762 days ago · 129 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.159 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 762 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.540 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 761 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.043 km E of Atka, Alaska · 761 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.966 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 761 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.529 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 760 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.760 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 760 days ago · 146 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.330 km W of Atka, Alaska · 760 days ago · 200 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.533 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 760 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.542 km E of Atka, Alaska · 759 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.951 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 759 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.760 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 756 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 3.0139 km E of Atka, Alaska · 755 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.046 km W of Atka, Alaska · 755 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 4.351 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 755 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.048 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 755 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 3.245 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 755 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.173 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 754 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 3.2109 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 754 days ago · 193 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 3.084 km S of Atka, Alaska · 754 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.828 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 754 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.047 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 752 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.933 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 751 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 3.354 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 750 days ago · 159 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.937 km S of Atka, Alaska · 749 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.934 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 749 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.059 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 748 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 3.229 km N of Atka, Alaska · 747 days ago · 158 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.270 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.851 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.040 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 745 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 4.529 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 745 days ago · 89 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.940 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 745 days ago · 77 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 3.931 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 745 days ago · 80 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 3.3129 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 745 days ago · 150 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 3.124 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 744 days ago · 105 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.943 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 742 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.829 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 742 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.841 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 742 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.817 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 740 days ago · 176 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.753 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 740 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 3.048 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 60 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.614 km N of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.044 km W of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.133 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 117 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.845 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 3.718 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 736 days ago · 156 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 2.285 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 736 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.854 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 736 days ago · 166 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.034 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 736 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 2.148 km N of Atka, Alaska · 768 days ago · 137 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.041 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 769 days ago · 146 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.366 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 769 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.733 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 770 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.929 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.138 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 771 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.949 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 771 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.755 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 771 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.937 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 771 days ago · 175 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.944 km E of Atka, Alaska · 771 days ago · 113 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.047 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 771 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.366 km E of Atka, Alaska · 772 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.933 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 773 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 3.235 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 773 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.917 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 773 days ago · 79 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.066 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 773 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.181 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 773 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.152 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 775 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.423 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 775 days ago · 150 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.345 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 776 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

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