Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 22 km NW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 22 km NW of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 10:26 AM HAST (20:26 UTC), 154 km (96 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 57 km N of Atka, 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
2024-11-20 20:26:14 UTC
Depth
154.1 km (95.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.342° N, 174.438° 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 · ±0.091 · 16 stations
2.7ML, 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 15.5 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
20

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.177 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 680 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.173 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 678 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.158 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 678 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.147 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 677 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.357 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 676 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.990 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 674 days ago · 174 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.257 km N of Atka, Alaska · 673 days ago · 198 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.915 km S of Atka, Alaska · 671 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.148 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 670 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.865 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 669 days ago · 242 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.366 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 668 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.880 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 667 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.714 km S of Atka, Alaska · 666 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.181 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 665 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.428 km S of Atka, Alaska · 665 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.441 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 665 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.044 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 665 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.251 km S of Atka, Alaska · 664 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.863 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 664 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.046 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 663 days ago · 147 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.981 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 661 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.087 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 660 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.028 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 660 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 3.622 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 657 days ago · 196 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 3.278 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 657 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.039 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 657 days ago · 54 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 3.082 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 655 days ago · 108 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.027 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 654 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.324 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 653 days ago · 149 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.880 km E of Adak, Alaska · 653 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.064 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 651 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.024 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 650 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.940 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 650 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.940 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 649 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.074 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 649 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.365 km S of Atka, Alaska · 647 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 3.247 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 646 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 3.377 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 646 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.436 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 646 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 3.046 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 646 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.251 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 644 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.847 km S of Atka, Alaska · 643 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.946 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 643 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 3.329 km S of Atka, Alaska · 643 days ago · 110 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.368 km S of Atka, Alaska · 642 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.129 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 642 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.130 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 641 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.230 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 639 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.029 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 638 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.830 km W of Atka, Alaska · 638 days ago · 195 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.370 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 638 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 3.875 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 636 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 3.976 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 636 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.939 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 635 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.352 km S of Atka, Alaska · 634 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 3.155 km N of Atka, Alaska · 632 days ago · 183 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.224 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 631 days ago · 86 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.963 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 631 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.866 km E of Adak, Alaska · 631 days ago · 159 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.170 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 630 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 3.066 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 680 days ago · 148 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.064 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 681 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.946 km E of Atka, Alaska · 681 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.334 km N of Atka, Alaska · 681 days ago · 204 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.244 km E of Atka, Alaska · 681 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.836 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 682 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.070 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 682 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.834 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.089 km W of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 106 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.934 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.735 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.748 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.935 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.035 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.835 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.037 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.444 km E of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.130 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 4.765 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 686 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.238 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 686 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away

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