Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 141 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 141 km S of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Feb 8, 2025, 5:42 PM HAST (03:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 114 km SSW 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
2025-02-09 03:42:52 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.929° N, 174.109° 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 · ±0.137 · 7 stations
2.6ML, 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 6.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
285°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.081 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 597 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.280 km S of Atka, Alaska · 596 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.170 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 596 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.982 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 596 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.8208 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 596 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.771 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 593 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.4127 km S of Atka, Alaska · 592 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.572 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 591 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.0108 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 589 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.9164 km S of Atka, Alaska · 588 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.391 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 588 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.069 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 588 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.3138 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 586 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.0103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 585 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.895 km S of Atka, Alaska · 585 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.195 km S of Atka, Alaska · 585 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.648 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 584 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.1161 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 583 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.9185 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.4133 km S of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.553 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.9191 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.158 km S of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.675 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.679 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.166 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 582 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.893 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 582 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.4162 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 582 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.8205 km S of Atka, Alaska · 580 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 4.3114 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 579 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.890 km S of Atka, Alaska · 578 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.1106 km S of Atka, Alaska · 578 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.3128 km S of Atka, Alaska · 577 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 3.884 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 577 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.160 km S of Atka, Alaska · 576 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 3.0152 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 576 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.186 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 573 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 3.1195 km S of Atka, Alaska · 569 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 3.2129 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 567 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.193 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 567 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 3.165 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 566 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.9183 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 566 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.963 km S of Atka, Alaska · 563 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 3.054 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 563 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.7145 km S of Atka, Alaska · 563 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.061 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 563 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 3.144 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 562 days ago · 94 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 3.3178 km S of Atka, Alaska · 559 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 3.0163 km S of Atka, Alaska · 558 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.195 km S of Atka, Alaska · 557 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 3.177 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 555 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.9127 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 554 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.8198 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 554 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.980 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 554 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 3.2213 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 554 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 3.474 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 553 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.2152 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 552 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.1119 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 552 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.975 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 552 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.644 km S of Atka, Alaska · 549 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 3.7184 km S of Atka, Alaska · 602 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.556 km S of Atka, Alaska · 604 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.676 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 604 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.799 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 604 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.7107 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 605 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.3196 km S of Atka, Alaska · 605 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.050 km S of Atka, Alaska · 605 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.2205 km S of Atka, Alaska · 610 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.291 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 611 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.060 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 611 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.1154 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 613 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.0186 km S of Atka, Alaska · 613 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.145 km S of Atka, Alaska · 615 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.1178 km S of Atka, Alaska · 615 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.9139 km S of Atka, Alaska · 615 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.5106 km S of Atka, Alaska · 617 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.865 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 620 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.475 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 621 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.977 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 621 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.974 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 621 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away

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