Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 89 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 89 km S of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Oct 27, 2024, 2:58 AM HADT (11:58 UTC), 16 km (10 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-27 11:58:26 UTC
Depth
15.5 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.400° N, 174.333° 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
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.738 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 704 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.544 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 704 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.939 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 704 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.823 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 704 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.642 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 704 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.045 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 703 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.841 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 703 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.625 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 702 days ago · 121 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.717 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 702 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.967 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 701 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.998 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 700 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.039 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 700 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.924 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 700 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.047 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 699 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.168 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 698 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.145 km E of Atka, Alaska · 698 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.980 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 698 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 5.882 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  19. 4.185 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.284 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.682 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.288 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.178 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.984 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.081 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.779 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 3.884 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.180 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.281 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.793 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.988 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.993 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 697 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.884 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.885 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.982 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.679 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.877 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.777 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.678 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.888 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.685 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.975 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.677 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.177 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.880 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.083 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.882 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.789 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.077 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.892 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 697 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.678 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.245 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 697 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 3.490 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.983 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.775 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.677 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.876 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 3.491 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.985 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 3.292 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 2.134 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.245 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.341 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.232 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.249 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.039 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.840 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 705 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.843 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 706 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.933 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 706 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.943 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 706 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.167 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 707 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.848 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 707 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.133 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 707 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.081 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 707 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.897 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 708 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.396 km S of Atka, Alaska · 709 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.035 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 709 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.036 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 709 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.543 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 710 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 3.0107 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 711 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024dtznpug. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:32 PM UTC.