Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 171 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 171 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, May 13, 2024, 8:33 AM HADT (17:33 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 170 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-13 17:33:42 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.465° N, 172.005° 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
3.5mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.116 · 18 stations
3.2ML, 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 5.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
43

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5181 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 873 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.6175 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 872 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.0172 km E of Atka, Alaska · 870 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.298 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 869 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.7105 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 869 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.7174 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 865 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.9163 km E of Atka, Alaska · 865 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.2126 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 863 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.9112 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 862 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.787 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 858 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.6197 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 858 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.5202 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 858 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.7201 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 857 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.5205 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 857 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.4209 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 857 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.3213 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 857 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.192 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 856 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.0172 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 855 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 3.0132 km E of Atka, Alaska · 854 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.9248 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 848 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.9183 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 848 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.9168 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 841 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 3.3179 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 838 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 3.1169 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 838 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.4189 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 838 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 3.2199 km E of Atka, Alaska · 836 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.7197 km E of Atka, Alaska · 836 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.6202 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 836 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.973 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 835 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 3.083 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 87 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.2158 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 825 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.3135 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 825 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.1163 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 824 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 4.3170 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 824 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.7180 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 823 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.3185 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 821 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 3.2194 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 820 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.292 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 819 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.176 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 817 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.9120 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 815 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.1101 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 879 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.1130 km E of Atka, Alaska · 879 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.8188 km E of Atka, Alaska · 880 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.6181 km E of Atka, Alaska · 880 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.6181 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 880 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.7130 km E of Atka, Alaska · 880 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.7175 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 884 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.7180 km E of Atka, Alaska · 887 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.6191 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 889 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.3180 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 890 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.1173 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 890 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.192 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 898 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away

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