Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 94 km SW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 94 km SW of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Nov 12, 2024, 3:47 AM HAST (13:47 UTC), 35 km (22 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-12 13:47:23 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.520° N, 175.023° 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 · ±0.105 · 12 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 3.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
241°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 150 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.668 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 688 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.154 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 688 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.888 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 688 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.762 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 688 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.865 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 688 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.032 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 686 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.765 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 686 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.130 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.7118 km S of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.035 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 685 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.264 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 685 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.959 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 684 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.057 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 684 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.072 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 683 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.089 km W of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.070 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 682 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.675 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 682 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.881 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 682 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.184 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 682 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.971 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 681 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 3.462 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 681 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.663 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 681 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.064 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 680 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 3.022 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 680 days ago · 154 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 3.177 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 680 days ago · 51 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 3.190 km S of Atka, Alaska · 679 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 3.397 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 678 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.173 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 678 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.062 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 678 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.081 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 678 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.7104 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 677 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 3.886 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 677 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.158 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 677 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.172 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 677 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 3.095 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 677 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.147 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 677 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 3.0107 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 677 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.084 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 677 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 3.489 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 677 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.996 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 677 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.0102 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 677 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.339 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 677 days ago · 127 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.694 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 677 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.035 km E of Adak, Alaska · 676 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.357 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 675 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.915 km S of Atka, Alaska · 671 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.844 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 671 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.164 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 670 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.071 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 670 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 3.555 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 669 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.050 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 668 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.050 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 668 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.638 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 667 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.714 km S of Atka, Alaska · 666 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.181 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 665 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.066 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 665 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 3.428 km S of Atka, Alaska · 665 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.044 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 664 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.757 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 664 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 3.251 km S of Atka, Alaska · 664 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 3.2125 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 688 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.2111 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 688 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.669 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 689 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.762 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 690 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.979 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 690 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.045 km W of Atka, Alaska · 690 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.878 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 690 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.642 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 690 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.923 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 691 days ago · 76 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.956 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 691 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.990 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 691 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.8106 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 691 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.650 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 692 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.254 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 692 days ago · 135 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.959 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 693 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.087 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 695 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.892 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 695 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 3.185 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 695 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.650 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 695 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.482 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 695 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away

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