Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 168 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 168 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Jun 25, 2024, 3:26 AM HADT (12:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 164 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-25 12:26:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.721° N, 174.765° 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
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.105 · 12 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 3.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
267°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3176 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 829 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.794 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 827 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.9173 km S of Atka, Alaska · 827 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.3144 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 824 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.678 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 823 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.7176 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 821 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.3126 km S of Atka, Alaska · 819 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.9195 km S of Atka, Alaska · 819 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.576 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 818 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.795 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 815 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.673 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 815 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.7106 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 813 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.1199 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 813 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.6216 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 813 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.8100 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 812 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.8116 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 810 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.6115 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 810 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.9140 km S of Atka, Alaska · 808 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.7212 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 804 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 4.6164 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 802 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.786 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.1185 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 800 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.788 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 796 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.5212 km S of Atka, Alaska · 792 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 3.2102 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 791 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.899 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 791 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.1111 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 789 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 3.378 km S of Atka, Alaska · 788 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.096 km S of Atka, Alaska · 788 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.2169 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.988 km S of Atka, Alaska · 788 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.9178 km S of Atka, Alaska · 787 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.899 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 787 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.7148 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 783 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.9102 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 783 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.1125 km S of Atka, Alaska · 781 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 4.0209 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 781 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.5201 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 781 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.3159 km S of Atka, Alaska · 781 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.7188 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 771 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 3.191 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 831 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.5138 km S of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.9125 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 835 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.274 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 835 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.2194 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 836 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.889 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 838 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.679 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 845 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.9120 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 848 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.091 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 849 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.6170 km S of Atka, Alaska · 851 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.7208 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 853 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.6213 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 854 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.2151 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 855 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.9125 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 856 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.1132 km S of Atka, Alaska · 856 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.6103 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 856 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.397 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 857 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.7190 km S of Atka, Alaska · 860 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

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