Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 42 km E of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 42 km E of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Sep 1, 2024, 11:28 PM HADT (08:28 UTC), 15 km (9 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-02 08:28:03 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.153° N, 173.590° 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
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.951 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 760 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.760 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 756 days ago · 64 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.0139 km E of Atka, Alaska · 756 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.046 km W of Atka, Alaska · 756 days ago · 96 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.351 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 756 days ago · 65 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.048 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 756 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.245 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 756 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.173 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 755 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.2109 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 755 days ago · 193 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.084 km S of Atka, Alaska · 754 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.828 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 754 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.047 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 753 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.933 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 752 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.354 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 751 days ago · 159 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.937 km S of Atka, Alaska · 750 days ago · 56 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.934 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 750 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.059 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 749 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.229 km N of Atka, Alaska · 748 days ago · 158 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.270 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 747 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.851 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.040 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 4.529 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 89 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.940 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 77 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 3.931 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 80 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 3.3129 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 150 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 3.124 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 745 days ago · 105 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.943 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 743 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.829 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 742 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.841 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 742 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.817 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 741 days ago · 176 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.753 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 741 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 3.048 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 739 days ago · 60 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.614 km N of Atka, Alaska · 739 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.044 km W of Atka, Alaska · 739 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.133 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 117 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.845 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 3.718 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 156 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.285 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.854 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 166 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.034 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 3.051 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 735 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.140 km S of Atka, Alaska · 735 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.134 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 733 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.249 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 733 days ago · 79 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.068 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.837 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.143 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 731 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.960 km S of Atka, Alaska · 730 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 3.174 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 730 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.390 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 730 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 3.153 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 729 days ago · 98 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 4.118 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 727 days ago · 99 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.945 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 727 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.822 km N of Atka, Alaska · 726 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 3.027 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 726 days ago · 190 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.869 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 726 days ago · 71 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.146 km E of Atka, Alaska · 725 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.933 km E of Atka, Alaska · 724 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.927 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 724 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.946 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 723 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 1.533 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 761 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.330 km W of Atka, Alaska · 761 days ago · 200 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.760 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 761 days ago · 146 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.529 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 761 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.966 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 762 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.043 km E of Atka, Alaska · 762 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.540 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.665 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 762 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.159 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 762 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.723 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 763 days ago · 129 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.170 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 763 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.498 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 763 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.457 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 764 days ago · 219 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.746 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 765 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.716 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 767 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.246 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 767 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.235 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 767 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.1120 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 768 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.036 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 768 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.058 km E of Atka, Alaska · 769 days ago · 85 km deep · 16 km away

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