Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 132 km E of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 132 km E of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Jun 1, 2024, 9:18 PM HADT (06:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 168 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-02 06:18:03 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.981° N, 172.299° 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
3.0ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.5ML, 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 4.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8164 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 851 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.8165 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 851 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.139 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 847 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.246 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 847 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.939 km E of Atka, Alaska · 847 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.9183 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 846 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.946 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 843 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.1167 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 842 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.9168 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 839 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.842 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 837 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.3179 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 836 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.1169 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 836 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.969 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 836 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.096 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 835 days ago · 213 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.2199 km E of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.7197 km E of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.973 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 833 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.083 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 832 days ago · 87 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.646 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 831 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.844 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 831 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 3.344 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 831 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.537 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 831 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.837 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 831 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.748 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 831 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.045 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 831 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.045 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 831 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.846 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 831 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.845 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 831 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.835 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 831 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.948 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 3.641 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.850 km E of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 3.0103 km E of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.238 km E of Atka, Alaska · 829 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.846 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 829 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 3.447 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 829 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 3.343 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 829 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.834 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 826 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.863 km E of Atka, Alaska · 823 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.3135 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 823 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.734 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 823 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.136 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 822 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.737 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 822 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.796 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 822 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 4.6169 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 822 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.957 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 822 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 4.3170 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 822 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.9108 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 822 days ago · 157 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.833 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 822 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 3.350 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 820 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 3.243 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 820 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.745 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 820 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.941 km E of Atka, Alaska · 819 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 3.2194 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 818 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 3.366 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 818 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.038 km E of Atka, Alaska · 818 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.292 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 817 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 3.245 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 817 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.042 km E of Atka, Alaska · 816 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.7103 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 816 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 3.0172 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 853 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.192 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 854 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.3213 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 855 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.4209 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 855 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.5205 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 855 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.7201 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 855 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.986 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 855 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.5202 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 856 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.6197 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 856 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.352 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 856 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.787 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 856 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.448 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 858 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.063 km E of Atka, Alaska · 859 days ago · 224 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.399 km E of Atka, Alaska · 860 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.9112 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 860 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.174 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 860 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.2126 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 861 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.9163 km E of Atka, Alaska · 863 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.7174 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 863 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.948 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 866 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away

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