Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 80 km ENE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 80 km ENE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Dec 2, 2024, 10:55 PM HAST (08:55 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 142 km E of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-03 08:55:58 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.352° N, 173.048° 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
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.6ML, 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 6.3 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km S of Atka, Alaska · 666 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.428 km S of Atka, Alaska · 665 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.441 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 665 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.044 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 665 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.3142 km E of Atka, Alaska · 663 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.6155 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 663 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.046 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 663 days ago · 147 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.028 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 660 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.622 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 657 days ago · 196 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.027 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 654 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.324 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 653 days ago · 149 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.084 km E of Atka, Alaska · 651 days ago · 159 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.064 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 651 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.024 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 650 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.2139 km E of Atka, Alaska · 650 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.074 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 649 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.247 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 646 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.436 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 646 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 3.046 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 646 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 3.329 km S of Atka, Alaska · 643 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.129 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 641 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.130 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 641 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.230 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 639 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.029 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 638 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.370 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 638 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 3.379 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 636 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 3.875 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 636 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 3.976 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 636 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.352 km S of Atka, Alaska · 634 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 3.289 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 633 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 3.155 km N of Atka, Alaska · 632 days ago · 183 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.617 km S of Atka, Alaska · 628 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.456 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 627 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 3.050 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 627 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.468 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 627 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.934 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 626 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.041 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 626 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 4.038 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 626 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.034 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 626 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.034 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 625 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.038 km E of Atka, Alaska · 624 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 3.0163 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 623 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.367 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 622 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.048 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 622 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.540 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 622 days ago · 153 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.789 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 621 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.887 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 621 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.974 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 621 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.977 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 621 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.999 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 621 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.724 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 620 days ago · 179 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.356 km E of Atka, Alaska · 618 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 3.119 km N of Atka, Alaska · 615 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 3.145 km S of Atka, Alaska · 615 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 3.223 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 614 days ago · 217 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 3.218 km W of Atka, Alaska · 612 days ago · 243 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.874 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 612 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.060 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 611 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 3.157 km E of Atka, Alaska · 611 days ago · 102 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 4.291 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 610 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.366 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 668 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.579 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 669 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.148 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 670 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.915 km S of Atka, Alaska · 671 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.257 km N of Atka, Alaska · 673 days ago · 198 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.1108 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 673 days ago · 128 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.022 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 680 days ago · 154 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.066 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 680 days ago · 148 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.946 km E of Atka, Alaska · 681 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.334 km N of Atka, Alaska · 681 days ago · 204 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.244 km E of Atka, Alaska · 681 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.836 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 682 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.834 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.934 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.735 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.748 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.935 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 3.9107 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 287 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.035 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.835 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

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