Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 29 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Sep 19, 2024, 6:19 PM HADT (03:19 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 65 km SE 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
2024-09-20 03:19:32 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.126° N, 173.782° 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: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.841 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 742 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.817 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 741 days ago · 176 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.753 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 740 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.048 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 60 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.614 km N of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.044 km W of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.133 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 117 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.845 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.718 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 156 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.285 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 736 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.854 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 736 days ago · 166 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.034 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 736 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.051 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 734 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.140 km S of Atka, Alaska · 734 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.134 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 733 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.249 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.068 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.837 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.143 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 731 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.960 km S of Atka, Alaska · 730 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 3.174 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 729 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.390 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 729 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 3.153 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 729 days ago · 98 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 4.118 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 726 days ago · 99 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.945 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 726 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.822 km N of Atka, Alaska · 726 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 3.027 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 725 days ago · 190 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.869 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 725 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.146 km E of Atka, Alaska · 725 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 3.3100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 724 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.933 km E of Atka, Alaska · 723 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.927 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 723 days ago · 65 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.946 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 723 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.5100 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 722 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.673 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 722 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.344 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 721 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.645 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 3.138 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 3.271 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 128 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.648 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.141 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.728 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 174 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.937 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.850 km S of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.163 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.786 km S of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.990 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.747 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 3.749 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 3.047 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 190 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 3.447 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 3.645 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.133 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.024 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.129 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.032 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.933 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.143 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 3.852 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.034 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 1.665 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 742 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.943 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 742 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.124 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 744 days ago · 105 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.931 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 745 days ago · 80 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.940 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 745 days ago · 77 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.529 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 745 days ago · 89 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.040 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.851 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.270 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.229 km N of Atka, Alaska · 747 days ago · 158 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.059 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 748 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.934 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 750 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.937 km S of Atka, Alaska · 750 days ago · 56 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.354 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 751 days ago · 159 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.933 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 752 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.047 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 752 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.828 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 754 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.084 km S of Atka, Alaska · 754 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.173 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 754 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.767 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 754 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away

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