Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 188 km E of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 188 km E of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 8:05 AM HAST (18:05 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 137 km SW of Nikolski, 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
2024-12-12 18:05:16 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.029° N, 171.469° 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 · ±0.097 · 14 stations
2.9ML, 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 4.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3163 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 655 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.5177 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 654 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.2139 km E of Atka, Alaska · 651 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.7162 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 651 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.1161 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 651 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.5161 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 650 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.3108 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 648 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.2126 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 645 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.9132 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 644 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.3190 km E of Atka, Alaska · 643 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 4.0195 km E of Atka, Alaska · 643 days ago · 59 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.0192 km E of Atka, Alaska · 643 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.0158 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 635 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 3.0169 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 634 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.4159 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 633 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.7140 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 629 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.2193 km E of Atka, Alaska · 627 days ago · 43 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.1195 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 627 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 3.7182 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 627 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.8177 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 626 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 3.0163 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 624 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 3.4153 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 621 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.4122 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 620 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 3.6184 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 615 days ago · 51 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 4.3137 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 612 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.6136 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 612 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 3.2161 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 609 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 4.2141 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 609 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 3.1173 km E of Atka, Alaska · 607 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 4.3178 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 607 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 3.4174 km E of Atka, Alaska · 606 days ago · 111 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 3.2136 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 606 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 3.1126 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 606 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 3.3181 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 602 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.9139 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 660 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.9136 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 660 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.9159 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 660 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.6155 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 665 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.3142 km E of Atka, Alaska · 665 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.6155 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 667 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.5156 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 667 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 5.6165 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 667 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  9. 2.9146 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 667 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.2116 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 669 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.5163 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 669 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.2123 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 670 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.2182 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 684 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.2116 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 684 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.5140 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 684 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.1132 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 686 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.3172 km E of Atka, Alaska · 687 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.2171 km E of Atka, Alaska · 687 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away

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