Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 61 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 61 km S of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Jun 12, 2024, 2:39 AM HADT (11:39 UTC), 35 km (22 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
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-12 11:39:49 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.645° N, 174.105° 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
3.2ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.081 · 20 stations
2.9ML, 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 2.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.560 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 841 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.231 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 841 days ago · 205 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.732 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 840 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.226 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 840 days ago · 149 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.956 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 840 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.762 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 837 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.076 km E of Adak, Alaska · 836 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.889 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 836 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.842 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 836 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.969 km S of Atka, Alaska · 835 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.969 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 835 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.923 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 835 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.774 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.323 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 155 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.567 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 833 days ago · 47 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.274 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 833 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.9125 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 833 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.973 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 832 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.627 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 832 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.774 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 832 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.5138 km S of Atka, Alaska · 832 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.947 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 831 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 3.083 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 87 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.646 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 3.844 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 3.344 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.537 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.837 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.731 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.748 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.045 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 3.045 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.846 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.531 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.845 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.985 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.835 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 829 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.932 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 829 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.948 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 829 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 3.641 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 829 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.626 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 829 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.533 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 829 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 3.191 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 829 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.850 km E of Atka, Alaska · 829 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.238 km E of Atka, Alaska · 828 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.846 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 828 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 3.447 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 827 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 3.343 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 827 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 3.933 km E of Atka, Alaska · 827 days ago · 174 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.794 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 825 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.834 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 825 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.755 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 824 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.742 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 824 days ago · 165 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 5.066 km W of Atka, Alaska · 824 days ago · 101 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 3.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 823 days ago · 147 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.636 km N of Atka, Alaska · 823 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.426 km N of Atka, Alaska · 823 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.863 km E of Atka, Alaska · 822 days ago · 85 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.3144 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 822 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.733 km S of Atka, Alaska · 822 days ago · 60 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.967 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 841 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.946 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 841 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.742 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 842 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.012 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 842 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.679 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 842 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.990 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 843 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.135 km S of Atka, Alaska · 844 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.763 km S of Atka, Alaska · 845 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.613 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 845 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.939 km E of Atka, Alaska · 845 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.873 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 846 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.9120 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 846 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.745 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 846 days ago · 55 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.246 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 846 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.139 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 846 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.526 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 846 days ago · 76 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.053 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 846 days ago · 130 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.636 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 847 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.736 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 848 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.651 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 848 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away

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