Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 188 km E of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 188 km E of Atka, Alaska on Tue, May 7, 2024, 4:11 PM HADT (01:11 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 169 km SW of Nikolski, 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
2024-05-08 01:11:52 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.923° N, 171.491° 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 · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.7ML, 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 6.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7124 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 876 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.1130 km E of Atka, Alaska · 876 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.5171 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 871 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.9151 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 870 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.5181 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 870 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.6175 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 869 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.8125 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 869 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.0172 km E of Atka, Alaska · 867 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.0159 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 866 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 6.0169 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 865 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  11. 3.7155 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 865 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.2157 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 865 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.4163 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 865 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 3.3168 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 865 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.7165 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 865 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.5166 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 865 days ago · 54 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.7161 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 865 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 5.0159 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 865 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.9163 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 865 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.6160 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 865 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 3.6157 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 865 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.1155 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 865 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 4.5159 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 865 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.6160 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 865 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 3.5165 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 865 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.4124 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 862 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 3.7174 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 862 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.9163 km E of Atka, Alaska · 862 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 3.2126 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 860 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 3.5115 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 860 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.399 km E of Atka, Alaska · 859 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 3.6197 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 855 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 3.5202 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 855 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.7201 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 854 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.5205 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 854 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.4209 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 854 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.3213 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 854 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 3.1153 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 853 days ago · 99 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 3.0172 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 852 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 3.0132 km E of Atka, Alaska · 851 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.1133 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 851 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 3.8164 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 850 days ago · 47 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 3.8165 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 850 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 3.9162 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 846 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.9183 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 845 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 3.1167 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 841 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.9168 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 838 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 3.3179 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 835 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 3.1169 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 835 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 3.1161 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 835 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.3130 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 834 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 3.2199 km E of Atka, Alaska · 833 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.7197 km E of Atka, Alaska · 833 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 3.2136 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 832 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 3.6142 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 830 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.4145 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 830 days ago · 77 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 3.0103 km E of Atka, Alaska · 829 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.5137 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 829 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.5123 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 829 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 3.6153 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 828 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 3.6181 km E of Atka, Alaska · 877 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.6181 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 877 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.7130 km E of Atka, Alaska · 877 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.7175 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 881 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.8143 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 883 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.7180 km E of Atka, Alaska · 884 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.7154 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 885 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.6191 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 886 days ago · 55 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.3180 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 887 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.1173 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 887 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.0124 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 889 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 3.2162 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 893 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.0141 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 893 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.5169 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 893 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.8143 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 893 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 3.2140 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 894 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 3.0139 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 894 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 3.0142 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 894 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 3.9142 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 894 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.9143 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 895 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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