Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 60 km NE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 60 km NE of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Sep 1, 2024, 4:30 AM HADT (13:30 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 29 km ENE of Atka, 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
2024-09-01 13:30:36 UTC
Depth
146.0 km (90.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.563° N, 173.537° 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 · ±0.097 · 14 stations
2.3ML, 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 21.0 km horizontally, 13.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.330 km W of Atka, Alaska · 763 days ago · 200 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.533 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 763 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.542 km E of Atka, Alaska · 763 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.951 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 762 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.760 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 759 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.351 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 758 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.048 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 758 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.245 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 758 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.2109 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 757 days ago · 193 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.828 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 757 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.047 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 755 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.933 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 755 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.354 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 754 days ago · 159 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.937 km S of Atka, Alaska · 753 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.934 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 753 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.229 km N of Atka, Alaska · 751 days ago · 158 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.270 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 750 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.040 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 749 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 4.529 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 748 days ago · 89 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.940 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 748 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 3.931 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 748 days ago · 80 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 3.3129 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 748 days ago · 150 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 3.124 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 748 days ago · 105 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.829 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 745 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.841 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 745 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.817 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 744 days ago · 176 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 3.048 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 742 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.614 km N of Atka, Alaska · 741 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.044 km W of Atka, Alaska · 741 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 3.1146 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 741 days ago · 164 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.133 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 741 days ago · 117 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.845 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 740 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 3.718 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 740 days ago · 156 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.854 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 739 days ago · 166 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.034 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 739 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 3.051 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.140 km S of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.134 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 736 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.837 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 735 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 3.174 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.390 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 3.153 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 98 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 4.118 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 729 days ago · 99 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.945 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 729 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.822 km N of Atka, Alaska · 729 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 3.027 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 728 days ago · 190 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.869 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 728 days ago · 71 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.146 km E of Atka, Alaska · 728 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.933 km E of Atka, Alaska · 726 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.927 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 726 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.5100 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 725 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.344 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 725 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.781 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 722 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.645 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 722 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 3.138 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 722 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 3.271 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 721 days ago · 128 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.648 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 721 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.141 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 721 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.728 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 721 days ago · 174 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.937 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 721 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 1.529 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 764 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.966 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 764 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.043 km E of Atka, Alaska · 764 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.540 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 764 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.159 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 765 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.723 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 765 days ago · 129 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.457 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 767 days ago · 219 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.746 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 767 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.716 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 769 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.235 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 770 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.1120 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 770 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.036 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 771 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.058 km E of Atka, Alaska · 771 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.944 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 771 days ago · 135 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.148 km N of Atka, Alaska · 772 days ago · 137 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.041 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 772 days ago · 146 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.366 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 773 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.733 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 773 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.929 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 773 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.138 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 774 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nx65 (also filed as ak024b9el6vy). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.