Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 168 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 168 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Jun 15, 2024, 5:00 PM HADT (02:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 179 km ESE 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
2024-06-16 02:00:19 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.311° N, 172.225° 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 · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.8ML, 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 3.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3179 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 837 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.1169 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 837 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.4189 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 836 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.2199 km E of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.7197 km E of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.6202 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.973 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.083 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 832 days ago · 87 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.3144 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 823 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.2158 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 823 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.3135 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 823 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.1163 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 823 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.2194 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 818 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.1186 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 818 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.292 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 818 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.176 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 815 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.8166 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 814 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.9120 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 813 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.983 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 807 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.2174 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 807 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.4163 km E of Atka, Alaska · 801 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.080 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 800 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.9106 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 794 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 3.2110 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 792 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 3.085 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 783 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.1196 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 782 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.170 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 782 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.5238 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 781 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.1135 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 781 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.8100 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 781 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 3.2173 km E of Atka, Alaska · 780 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.9248 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 847 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.0132 km E of Atka, Alaska · 853 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.192 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 854 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.2151 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 854 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.3213 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 855 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.4209 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 855 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.5205 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 855 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.7201 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 855 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.986 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 855 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.5202 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 856 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.6197 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 856 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.787 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 857 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.9112 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 860 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.174 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 860 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.2126 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 861 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.9163 km E of Atka, Alaska · 863 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 3.7174 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 863 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.7105 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 867 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.298 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 867 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 3.0172 km E of Atka, Alaska · 868 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away

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