Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 68 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 68 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 9:47 PM HADT (06:47 UTC), 17 km (11 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-30 06:47:41 UTC
Depth
17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.627° N, 174.590° 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
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.837 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 731 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.143 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 730 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.650 km E of Adak, Alaska · 730 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.663 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 729 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.960 km S of Atka, Alaska · 729 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.153 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 728 days ago · 98 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.118 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 726 days ago · 99 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.945 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 726 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.822 km N of Atka, Alaska · 725 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.027 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 725 days ago · 190 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.068 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 725 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.146 km E of Atka, Alaska · 724 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.3100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 724 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.933 km E of Atka, Alaska · 723 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.927 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 723 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.946 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 723 days ago · 66 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.065 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 722 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.864 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 722 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.581 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 722 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.673 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 722 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.779 km E of Adak, Alaska · 722 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.344 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 721 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 3.263 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 721 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.791 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 3.090 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.645 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 3.138 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.648 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.141 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.728 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 174 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.937 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.983 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 3.2115 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.850 km S of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.3138 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.163 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.786 km S of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.990 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.747 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 3.749 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.282 km E of Adak, Alaska · 714 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 3.447 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 3.645 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.133 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.024 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.129 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.032 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.933 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.143 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 3.852 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.034 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 3.633 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.626 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.840 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.588 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.832 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.719 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.833 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.936 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.810 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.249 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.134 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.140 km S of Atka, Alaska · 734 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.051 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 734 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.034 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 736 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.873 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 736 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.285 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 736 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.718 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 736 days ago · 156 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.978 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 736 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.845 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.133 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 117 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.264 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 737 days ago · 235 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.769 km E of Adak, Alaska · 738 days ago · 95 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.044 km W of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.680 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 738 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.614 km N of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.048 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.361 km E of Adak, Alaska · 739 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.753 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 740 days ago · 62 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.817 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 740 days ago · 176 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024cl93urd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.