Alaska earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 50 km NNW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 50 km NNW of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Jan 7, 2024, 12:18 PM HAST (22:18 UTC), 177 km (110 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 74 km WNW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-07 22:18:17 UTC
Depth
176.9 km (109.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.628° N, 174.441° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
4.2mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.083 · 41 stations
3.7ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.3 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
49

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.084 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 996 days ago · 200 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.054 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 994 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.316 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 988 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.023 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 981 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.355 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 976 days ago · 119 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.431 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 976 days ago · 150 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.136 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 976 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.146 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 976 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.238 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 975 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.158 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 975 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.962 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 975 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.749 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 974 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.714 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 974 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.042 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 973 days ago · 170 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.515 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 971 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.725 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 969 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.961 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 968 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.445 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 967 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.435 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 967 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.949 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 965 days ago · 155 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.612 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 964 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.869 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 964 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.730 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 964 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 3.272 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 222 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 3.162 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 962 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.144 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 962 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.023 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 962 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 4.047 km N of Atka, Alaska · 961 days ago · 183 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.975 km E of Atka, Alaska · 961 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.548 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 959 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.528 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 959 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.916 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 958 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.024 km N of Atka, Alaska · 957 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 3.282 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 952 days ago · 226 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 4.474 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 951 days ago · 150 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.616 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 951 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.950 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 951 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.428 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 949 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.558 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 948 days ago · 88 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.832 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 948 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.018 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 947 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.126 km N of Atka, Alaska · 947 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.722 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 946 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.727 km E of Atka, Alaska · 946 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.130 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 942 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.031 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 942 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.852 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 941 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 3.914 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 941 days ago · 78 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.053 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 941 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 3.043 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 940 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.579 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 939 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.613 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.123 km S of Atka, Alaska · 938 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.919 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 938 days ago · 186 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.021 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.152 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.133 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 122 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.035 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.144 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.639 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 223 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.365 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 183 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.147 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.823 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.929 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.182 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 95 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.235 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 179 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.121 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 134 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.566 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.137 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.157 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.574 km W of Atka, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.855 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 193 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.863 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.971 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1019 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m422 (also filed as ak024bxyvjb). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC.