Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 81 km NW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 81 km NW of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 2:37 PM HADT (23:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 57 km N of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-12 23:37:38 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.763° N, 174.956° 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
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.148 · 6 stations
2.4ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.0 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.728 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 174 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.937 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.163 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 718 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.047 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 190 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.282 km E of Adak, Alaska · 716 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.626 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.719 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 714 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.810 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.075 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 711 days ago · 166 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.079 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 710 days ago · 186 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.639 km N of Atka, Alaska · 710 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.625 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 704 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.717 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 703 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.973 km W of Atka, Alaska · 699 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.246 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 696 days ago · 182 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 3.134 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 696 days ago · 176 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.027 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 695 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.0123 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 691 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.045 km W of Atka, Alaska · 691 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.841 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 689 days ago · 169 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.440 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 689 days ago · 174 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.089 km W of Atka, Alaska · 684 days ago · 106 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 3.334 km N of Atka, Alaska · 682 days ago · 204 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.064 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 682 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 3.066 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 682 days ago · 148 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 3.022 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 681 days ago · 154 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.990 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 676 days ago · 174 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 4.257 km N of Atka, Alaska · 674 days ago · 198 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.915 km S of Atka, Alaska · 673 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 3.865 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 670 days ago · 242 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.714 km S of Atka, Alaska · 667 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 3.046 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 665 days ago · 147 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.7123 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 664 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.981 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 662 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.779 km E of Adak, Alaska · 723 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.673 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 723 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.027 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 726 days ago · 190 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.822 km N of Atka, Alaska · 727 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.118 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 727 days ago · 99 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.585 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 731 days ago · 242 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.143 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 732 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.249 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 733 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.854 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 737 days ago · 166 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.718 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 156 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.978 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 738 days ago · 99 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.133 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 739 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.264 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 739 days ago · 235 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.486 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 739 days ago · 187 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.769 km E of Adak, Alaska · 739 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.044 km W of Atka, Alaska · 739 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.614 km N of Atka, Alaska · 739 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.817 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 742 days ago · 176 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.591 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 742 days ago · 155 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.665 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 743 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nu44 (also filed as ak024d5dm8p5). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.