Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 63 km WSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 63 km WSW of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 12:10 AM HADT (09:10 UTC), 59 km (37 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
2024-10-15 09:10:35 UTC
Depth
58.9 km (36.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.983° N, 175.055° 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
22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.786 km S of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.747 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.749 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.047 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 190 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.282 km E of Adak, Alaska · 715 days ago · 75 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.447 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.645 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.133 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.024 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.129 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.032 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.933 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.852 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.034 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.633 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.626 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.840 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.588 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.142 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 713 days ago · 130 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.832 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.956 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 713 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.719 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.833 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.936 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.810 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.568 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 713 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.565 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 713 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.731 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.832 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.437 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 3.341 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 3.447 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 711 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.264 km E of Adak, Alaska · 711 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 3.0107 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 711 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 3.543 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 710 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 3.075 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 710 days ago · 166 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.036 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 710 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.035 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 710 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 3.079 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 710 days ago · 186 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.639 km N of Atka, Alaska · 710 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.858 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 709 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.396 km S of Atka, Alaska · 709 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.897 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 708 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 3.081 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 708 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.133 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 708 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.949 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 707 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.167 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 707 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.943 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 707 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.933 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 706 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 3.069 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 706 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.843 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 706 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.030 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 706 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 3.840 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 706 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 3.168 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 706 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.039 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 706 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.169 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 706 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.232 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 706 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.341 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 3.245 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.134 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.850 km S of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.2115 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.983 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.937 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.728 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 174 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.141 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.160 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 718 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.648 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.138 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.645 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.781 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.090 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.791 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 720 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.050 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 720 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.263 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 721 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.779 km E of Adak, Alaska · 722 days ago · 73 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.673 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 722 days ago · 73 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.581 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 722 days ago · 66 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.864 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 723 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.065 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 723 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024da3qf23. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.