Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 140 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 140 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Feb 24, 2025, 1:24 PM HAST (23:24 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 173 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-02-24 23:24:50 UTC
Depth
41.5 km (25.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.933° N, 172.192° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8183 km E of Atka, Alaska · 585 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.9105 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 585 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.862 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 584 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.252 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 97 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.4168 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 582 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.5107 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 582 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.884 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 578 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.245 km E of Atka, Alaska · 577 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.561 km E of Atka, Alaska · 575 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.5113 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 568 days ago · 64 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.962 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 567 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.379 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 562 days ago · 219 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.6166 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 562 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.077 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 562 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.453 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 560 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.182 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 559 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.954 km E of Atka, Alaska · 558 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.199 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 555 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.7166 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 555 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.8166 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 555 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 3.0163 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 554 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.1119 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 553 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 3.0114 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 551 days ago · 200 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 3.2171 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 550 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 3.081 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 550 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.7142 km E of Atka, Alaska · 550 days ago · 66 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 3.0170 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 550 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 3.6184 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 550 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 3.789 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 549 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 3.165 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 544 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 3.059 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 544 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.354 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 542 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.8159 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 542 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 3.8174 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 542 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 3.9173 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 542 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 3.296 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 539 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 3.2110 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 537 days ago · 162 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 3.5171 km E of Atka, Alaska · 536 days ago · 80 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 3.453 km E of Atka, Alaska · 534 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.599 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 533 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 3.2178 km E of Atka, Alaska · 531 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 3.097 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 529 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.040 km E of Atka, Alaska · 529 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 3.1177 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 529 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 3.7192 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 529 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.8165 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 586 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.3185 km E of Atka, Alaska · 588 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.391 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 590 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.0108 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 591 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.572 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 592 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.6184 km E of Atka, Alaska · 593 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.0129 km E of Atka, Alaska · 594 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.4187 km E of Atka, Alaska · 595 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.395 km E of Atka, Alaska · 595 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.1181 km E of Atka, Alaska · 595 days ago · 58 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.278 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 595 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.469 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 602 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.3181 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 602 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.4174 km E of Atka, Alaska · 607 days ago · 111 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.3178 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 607 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.1173 km E of Atka, Alaska · 607 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 3.2161 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 610 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.291 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 612 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.157 km E of Atka, Alaska · 613 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.874 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 614 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0252jceb4d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC.