Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 63 km N of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 63 km N of Atka, Alaska on Wed, May 8, 2024, 12:57 PM HADT (21:57 UTC), 183 km (113 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 66 km W of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-08 21:57:19 UTC
Depth
182.6 km (113.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.768° N, 174.183° 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
2.9ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 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 17.8 km horizontally, 20.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
281°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.932 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 876 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.054 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 874 days ago · 205 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.151 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 871 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.656 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 867 days ago · 222 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.3111 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 867 days ago · 197 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.066 km E of Atka, Alaska · 866 days ago · 140 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.948 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 865 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.026 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 865 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.822 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 864 days ago · 76 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.486 km W of Atka, Alaska · 863 days ago · 158 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.034 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 863 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.212 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 862 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.024 km W of Atka, Alaska · 861 days ago · 209 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.228 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 860 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.936 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 860 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.063 km E of Atka, Alaska · 858 days ago · 224 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.368 km W of Atka, Alaska · 858 days ago · 193 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.235 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 856 days ago · 147 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.228 km W of Atka, Alaska · 856 days ago · 111 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.849 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 855 days ago · 222 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.628 km N of Atka, Alaska · 852 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.356 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 852 days ago · 149 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.831 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 851 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.736 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 848 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.636 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 848 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.053 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 847 days ago · 130 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 3.526 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 847 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.139 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 847 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.246 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 847 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.466 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 847 days ago · 171 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.939 km E of Atka, Alaska · 846 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.613 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 846 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.135 km S of Atka, Alaska · 845 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.012 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 843 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.742 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 842 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.946 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 842 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 3.231 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 841 days ago · 205 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.732 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 841 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.226 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 841 days ago · 149 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 4.6114 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 841 days ago · 235 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 3.683 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 837 days ago · 169 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.842 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 836 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.923 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 836 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 3.096 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 835 days ago · 213 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.323 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 155 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.282 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 833 days ago · 221 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.627 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 833 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.646 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 831 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 3.844 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 3.344 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.537 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.837 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.731 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.748 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.045 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 3.045 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.846 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.531 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.845 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.835 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 830 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 2.751 km W of Atka, Alaska · 876 days ago · 176 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.155 km E of Atka, Alaska · 878 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.928 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 878 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.845 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 878 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.027 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 878 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.041 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 878 days ago · 189 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.129 km S of Atka, Alaska · 879 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.431 km N of Atka, Alaska · 883 days ago · 161 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.129 km W of Atka, Alaska · 883 days ago · 227 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.056 km W of Atka, Alaska · 885 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.328 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 886 days ago · 109 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.231 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 886 days ago · 145 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.931 km E of Atka, Alaska · 886 days ago · 126 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.715 km S of Atka, Alaska · 887 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.152 km N of Atka, Alaska · 888 days ago · 138 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.227 km E of Atka, Alaska · 889 days ago · 146 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.216 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 894 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.980 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 895 days ago · 229 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.934 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 896 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.937 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 901 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away

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