Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 51 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 51 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 12:52 PM HADT (21:52 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 65 km SE of Atka, 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
2024-09-27 21:52:50 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.904° N, 173.623° 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 · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.2ML, 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 7.1 km horizontally, 22.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
307°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.140 km S of Atka, Alaska · 735 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.134 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 733 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.249 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 733 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.068 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 733 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.837 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.143 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.960 km S of Atka, Alaska · 730 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.174 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 730 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.390 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 730 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.153 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 730 days ago · 98 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 4.118 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 727 days ago · 99 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.945 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 727 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.822 km N of Atka, Alaska · 727 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.027 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 726 days ago · 190 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.869 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 726 days ago · 71 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.146 km E of Atka, Alaska · 725 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 3.3100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 725 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.933 km E of Atka, Alaska · 724 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.927 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 724 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.946 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 724 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.5100 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 723 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.344 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 722 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.645 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 3.138 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 3.271 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 128 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.648 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.141 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.728 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 174 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.937 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.850 km S of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.163 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.786 km S of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.990 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.747 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 3.749 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 3.047 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 190 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 3.447 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 3.645 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.133 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.024 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.129 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.032 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.933 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.143 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 3.852 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.034 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 715 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 3.633 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.626 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.840 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.832 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.719 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.833 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.936 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.810 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 75 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.656 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.731 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.832 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.437 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 3.341 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.753 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 712 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 2.034 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.285 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.718 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 156 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.845 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.133 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 117 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.044 km W of Atka, Alaska · 739 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.614 km N of Atka, Alaska · 739 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.048 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 739 days ago · 60 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.753 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 741 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.817 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 741 days ago · 176 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.841 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 743 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.829 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 743 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.665 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 743 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.943 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 743 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.7106 km S of Atka, Alaska · 744 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.124 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 745 days ago · 105 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.931 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 80 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.940 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 77 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.529 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 89 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.040 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away

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