Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 211 km SSE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 211 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, May 10, 2024, 7:54 AM HADT (16:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 198 km SSE 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
2024-05-10 16:54:37 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.469° N, 172.924° 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 · ±0.115 · 14 stations
3.1ML, 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 8.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
248°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2151 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 854 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.7208 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 852 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.6170 km S of Atka, Alaska · 849 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.5198 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 849 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.4189 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 836 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.2194 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 835 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.9125 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.6202 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.5138 km S of Atka, Alaska · 833 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.9173 km S of Atka, Alaska · 826 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.3144 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 823 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.2158 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 823 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.1163 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 822 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.3217 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 821 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.7176 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 820 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.1186 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 818 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.3126 km S of Atka, Alaska · 818 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.4158 km S of Atka, Alaska · 884 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000msh0 (also filed as ak02460x925b). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.