Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 40 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 40 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Oct 18, 2024, 1:49 PM HADT (22:49 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2024-10-18 22:49:17 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.064° N, 173.651° 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
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.832 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.719 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.833 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.936 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.810 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 75 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.656 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.731 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.832 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.437 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 711 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.341 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 711 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.753 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 711 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.447 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 711 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.849 km E of Atka, Alaska · 710 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 3.543 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 710 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.036 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 709 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.035 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 709 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.639 km N of Atka, Alaska · 709 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.396 km S of Atka, Alaska · 709 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.133 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 707 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.848 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 707 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.167 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 707 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.943 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 706 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.933 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 706 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.843 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 706 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 3.381 km E of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 3.840 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.039 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 3.249 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.232 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.341 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 3.245 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.134 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.389 km S of Atka, Alaska · 704 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 3.467 km E of Atka, Alaska · 704 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 3.738 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 704 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.071 km E of Atka, Alaska · 704 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 3.544 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 704 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.939 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 704 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.823 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 704 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.642 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 703 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 3.045 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 703 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.841 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 703 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.625 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 702 days ago · 121 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.717 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 702 days ago · 84 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 3.277 km E of Atka, Alaska · 701 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.967 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 701 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 3.039 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 700 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.924 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 700 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 3.047 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 699 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 3.168 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 698 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.145 km E of Atka, Alaska · 698 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.980 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 698 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.165 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 697 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.245 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 697 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.835 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 696 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.063 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 696 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.650 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 695 days ago · 68 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 3.246 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 695 days ago · 182 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 3.134 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 694 days ago · 176 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 3.027 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 694 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 1.626 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.633 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.034 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.852 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.143 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.933 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.032 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.129 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.024 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.133 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.645 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.447 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.047 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 190 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.749 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.747 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.990 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.786 km S of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.163 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.850 km S of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.937 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away

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