Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 112 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 112 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Feb 8, 2024, 11:21 PM HAST (09:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 94 km SW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-02-09 09:21:59 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.264° N, 174.845° 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
2.9ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.105 · 12 stations
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 4.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
253°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.856 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 965 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.949 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 965 days ago · 155 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.862 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 965 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.869 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 964 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.058 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 964 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.5100 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 964 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.964 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 964 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.2101 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 963 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.769 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.4142 km S of Atka, Alaska · 963 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.648 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.756 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.152 km E of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.152 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 963 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.162 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 962 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.8202 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 962 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.872 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 962 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.962 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 961 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.191 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 961 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.755 km S of Atka, Alaska · 960 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.993 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 960 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.175 km E of Adak, Alaska · 959 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.916 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 958 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.168 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 957 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 4.285 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 957 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.871 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 957 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 3.1110 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 957 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 3.6115 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 957 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 4.070 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 955 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.759 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 955 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 3.451 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 955 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.787 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 954 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 3.246 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 952 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.073 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 951 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.950 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 951 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 4.087 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 950 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.758 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 950 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.867 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 950 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.155 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 949 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.558 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 948 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 3.1192 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 947 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 3.268 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 947 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.7103 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 947 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 3.0102 km S of Atka, Alaska · 946 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.061 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 945 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.369 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 944 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.950 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 942 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.130 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 942 days ago · 77 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.031 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 942 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 3.161 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 942 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.9177 km S of Atka, Alaska · 941 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.781 km S of Atka, Alaska · 941 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.053 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 941 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.956 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 940 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.966 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 940 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 3.043 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 940 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.579 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 939 days ago · 70 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 3.068 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 939 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.765 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 938 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.123 km S of Atka, Alaska · 938 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 1.848 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 966 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.445 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 967 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.961 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 968 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.695 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 970 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.266 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 971 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.059 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 971 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.8195 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 972 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.067 km E of Adak, Alaska · 972 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.081 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 972 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.714 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 974 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.451 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 974 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.870 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 974 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.749 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 974 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.868 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 974 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.686 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 975 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.962 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 975 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.899 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 975 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.159 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 975 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.158 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 975 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.238 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 975 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away

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