Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 40 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 40 km S of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 1:53 PM HADT (22:53 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 82 km ESE of Adak, 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
2024-09-27 22:53:34 UTC
Depth
54.6 km (33.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.838° N, 174.297° 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
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.134 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 733 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.249 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 733 days ago · 79 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.068 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.837 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.143 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.960 km S of Atka, Alaska · 730 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.174 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 730 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.390 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 730 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.153 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 730 days ago · 98 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.118 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 727 days ago · 99 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.945 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 727 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.822 km N of Atka, Alaska · 727 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.027 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 726 days ago · 190 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.869 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 726 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.146 km E of Atka, Alaska · 725 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.3100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 725 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.933 km E of Atka, Alaska · 724 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.927 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 724 days ago · 65 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.946 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 724 days ago · 66 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.581 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 723 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.673 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 723 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.779 km E of Adak, Alaska · 723 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.344 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 722 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.791 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 720 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 3.090 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 720 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.645 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 3.138 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 3.271 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 128 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.648 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.141 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.728 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 174 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.937 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.983 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 3.2115 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.850 km S of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.163 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.786 km S of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.990 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.747 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 3.749 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 3.047 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 190 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.282 km E of Adak, Alaska · 715 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 3.447 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 3.645 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.133 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.024 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.129 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.032 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.933 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.143 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 3.852 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.034 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 3.633 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.626 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.840 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.588 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.832 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.719 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.833 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.936 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 3.051 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 735 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.034 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.854 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 166 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.285 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.718 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 156 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.978 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 99 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.845 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.133 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 117 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.264 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 738 days ago · 235 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.769 km E of Adak, Alaska · 739 days ago · 95 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.044 km W of Atka, Alaska · 739 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.614 km N of Atka, Alaska · 739 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.048 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 739 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.361 km E of Adak, Alaska · 740 days ago · 69 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.753 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 741 days ago · 62 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.817 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 741 days ago · 176 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.841 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 743 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.829 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 743 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.665 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 743 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.943 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 743 days ago · 59 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024cgk20rt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.