Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 68 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 68 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Nov 12, 2024, 10:13 AM HAST (20:13 UTC), 28 km (17 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
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-12 20:13:26 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.661° N, 174.687° 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
2.6ML, 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 6.3 km horizontally, 15.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
245°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 186 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.888 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 688 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.762 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 688 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.440 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 688 days ago · 174 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.865 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 688 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.749 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 687 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.750 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 687 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.642 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 686 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.238 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 686 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.765 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 686 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.130 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.7120 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.7118 km S of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.264 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 685 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.444 km E of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.037 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.835 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.035 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 685 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.935 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.748 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.735 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.934 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.072 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 683 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.089 km W of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.834 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 683 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.070 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 682 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.675 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 682 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.836 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 682 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.184 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 682 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 3.462 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 681 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.244 km E of Atka, Alaska · 681 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.946 km E of Atka, Alaska · 681 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.663 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 681 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.064 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 681 days ago · 66 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 3.022 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 680 days ago · 154 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 3.177 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 680 days ago · 51 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 3.190 km S of Atka, Alaska · 680 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 3.397 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 679 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.173 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 678 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.062 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 678 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.081 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 678 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.158 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 678 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.147 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 677 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.357 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 676 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.915 km S of Atka, Alaska · 671 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.164 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 671 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 3.148 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 670 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 3.555 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 669 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.050 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 668 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.714 km S of Atka, Alaska · 666 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.181 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 665 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.066 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 665 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 3.428 km S of Atka, Alaska · 665 days ago · 79 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.441 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 665 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.044 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 665 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.757 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 664 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 3.251 km S of Atka, Alaska · 664 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.258 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 664 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.177 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 664 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.863 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 664 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.587 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 2.894 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 688 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.2125 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 688 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.2111 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 689 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.669 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 689 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.762 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 690 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.979 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 690 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.045 km W of Atka, Alaska · 690 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.135 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 690 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.878 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 690 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.942 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 690 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.257 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 690 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.956 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 691 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 3.039 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 691 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.135 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 691 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 3.045 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 691 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.990 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 691 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.254 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 692 days ago · 135 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.226 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 692 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.959 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 693 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.027 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 694 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000p045 (also filed as ak024eklcjrz). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.