Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 28 km NNE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 28 km NNE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, May 24, 2024, 9:50 AM HADT (18:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 66 km W of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2024-05-24 18:50:39 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.442° N, 174.069° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
305°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.936 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 863 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.174 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 863 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.956 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 863 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.399 km E of Atka, Alaska · 862 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.063 km E of Atka, Alaska · 862 days ago · 224 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.956 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 862 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.368 km W of Atka, Alaska · 862 days ago · 193 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.448 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 861 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.235 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 860 days ago · 147 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.228 km W of Atka, Alaska · 859 days ago · 111 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.352 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 859 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.955 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 859 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.849 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 858 days ago · 222 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.628 km N of Atka, Alaska · 856 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.356 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 855 days ago · 149 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.831 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 854 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.151 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 853 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.651 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 852 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.736 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 852 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.636 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 851 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.053 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 851 days ago · 130 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 3.526 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 850 days ago · 76 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.139 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 850 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.246 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 850 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 3.745 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 850 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.466 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 850 days ago · 171 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.873 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 850 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.939 km E of Atka, Alaska · 849 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.613 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 849 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.763 km S of Atka, Alaska · 849 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.135 km S of Atka, Alaska · 848 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.012 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 846 days ago · 71 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.742 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 846 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.946 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 845 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.967 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 845 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 3.261 km S of Atka, Alaska · 845 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.560 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 845 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 3.231 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 845 days ago · 205 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.732 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 844 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.226 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 844 days ago · 149 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.956 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 844 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.762 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 841 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 3.683 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 841 days ago · 169 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.842 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 840 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.969 km S of Atka, Alaska · 839 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.969 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 839 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.923 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 839 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.774 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 838 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 3.096 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 838 days ago · 213 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.323 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 838 days ago · 155 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.567 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 837 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.973 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 836 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.282 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 836 days ago · 221 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.627 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 836 days ago · 66 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.947 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 835 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 3.083 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.646 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 3.844 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 3.344 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.537 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 3.024 km W of Atka, Alaska · 864 days ago · 209 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.175 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 864 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.212 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 865 days ago · 89 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.034 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 866 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.486 km W of Atka, Alaska · 866 days ago · 158 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.067 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 867 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.822 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 867 days ago · 76 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.026 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 868 days ago · 108 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.942 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 868 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.948 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 869 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.066 km E of Atka, Alaska · 870 days ago · 140 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.686 km E of Atka, Alaska · 870 days ago · 111 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.3111 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 870 days ago · 197 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.656 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 871 days ago · 222 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.957 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 872 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.151 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 875 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.857 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 876 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.647 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 876 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 3.054 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 878 days ago · 205 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.932 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 879 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93138136. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.