Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 51 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 51 km S of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Dec 6, 2024, 11:13 AM HAST (21:13 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 91 km SE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-06 21:13:04 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.734° N, 174.112° 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
3.2ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.088 · 22 stations
3.2ML, 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 4.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.863 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 666 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.046 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 666 days ago · 147 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.981 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 664 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.278 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 663 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.087 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 663 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.028 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 663 days ago · 60 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.698 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 660 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.622 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 660 days ago · 196 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.278 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 660 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.039 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 660 days ago · 54 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.3148 km S of Atka, Alaska · 659 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.027 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 657 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.3141 km S of Atka, Alaska · 656 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.324 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 656 days ago · 149 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.880 km E of Adak, Alaska · 656 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.9113 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 655 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.084 km E of Atka, Alaska · 654 days ago · 159 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.064 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 653 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.024 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 653 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.940 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 653 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.940 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 652 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.074 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 652 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.990 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 652 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.365 km S of Atka, Alaska · 650 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 3.247 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 649 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 3.377 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 649 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.436 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 649 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 3.046 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 649 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.251 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 646 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.847 km S of Atka, Alaska · 646 days ago · 61 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.946 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 646 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 3.329 km S of Atka, Alaska · 646 days ago · 110 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.368 km S of Atka, Alaska · 645 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.129 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 644 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 4.0101 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 644 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.3104 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 644 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.130 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 644 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.230 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 642 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.029 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 641 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.830 km W of Atka, Alaska · 641 days ago · 195 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.370 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 641 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 3.379 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 639 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 3.875 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 639 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 3.976 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 639 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.086 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 638 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.939 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 638 days ago · 76 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.352 km S of Atka, Alaska · 637 days ago · 45 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 3.289 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 636 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.224 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 634 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.963 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 634 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.170 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 633 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.865 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 633 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.7136 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 632 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.344 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 632 days ago · 61 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 3.034 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 631 days ago · 79 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.629 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 631 days ago · 76 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.617 km S of Atka, Alaska · 631 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.166 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 630 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.456 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 630 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 3.050 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 630 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 2.044 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 667 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.441 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 668 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.428 km S of Atka, Alaska · 668 days ago · 79 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.181 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 668 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.714 km S of Atka, Alaska · 669 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.366 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 671 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.579 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 672 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.148 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 673 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.915 km S of Atka, Alaska · 674 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.357 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 678 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.147 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 680 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.158 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 680 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.173 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 681 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.190 km S of Atka, Alaska · 682 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.177 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 682 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.022 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 154 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.064 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.946 km E of Atka, Alaska · 684 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 3.334 km N of Atka, Alaska · 684 days ago · 204 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.244 km E of Atka, Alaska · 684 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away

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