Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 179 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 179 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 1:40 PM HAST (23:40 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 147 km WSW 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
2024-01-15 23:40:22 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.853° N, 171.645° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6165 km E of Atka, Alaska · 990 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.0182 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 987 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.6187 km E of Atka, Alaska · 981 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.9103 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 976 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.4139 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 971 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.7148 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 965 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.6147 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 963 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.683 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 960 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.1155 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 959 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.5159 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 957 days ago · 193 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.2174 km E of Atka, Alaska · 957 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.491 km E of Atka, Alaska · 957 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.5176 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 955 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.8168 km E of Atka, Alaska · 953 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 3.2197 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 953 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.2168 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 947 days ago · 113 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.8147 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 945 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 3.4175 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 945 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.2155 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 936 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.6184 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 936 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 3.9151 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 936 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.789 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 932 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 3.3169 km E of Atka, Alaska · 930 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 3.1162 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 991 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.1215 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 991 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.0217 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 991 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.0162 km E of Atka, Alaska · 993 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.0133 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 996 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.0176 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 997 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.3139 km E of Atka, Alaska · 998 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.1130 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.8132 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.9139 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.0140 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.5100 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.8139 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1019 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.1140 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 1019 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lxt2 (also filed as ak024p6zspb). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.