Magnitude 4.2 - 52 miles W of Bogoslof Island
July 24, 2024 02:05:32 AKDT (July 24, 2024 10:05:32 UTC)
54.0420°N 169.3093°W Depth 166.6 miles (270 km)
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist
- 64 miles (103 km) NW of Okmok Caldera
- 68 miles (110 km) N of Mt. Vsevidof
- 69 miles (111 km) NW of Mt. Recheshnoi
- 70 miles (113 km) N of Uliaga Island
- 74 miles (119 km) N of Kagamil Island
- 79 miles (128 km) N of Nikolski
- 85 miles (137 km) N of Carlisle Island
- 88 miles (142 km) N of Mt. Cleveland
- 95 miles (154 km) N of Herbert Island
- 97 miles (157 km) W of Makushin Volcano
- 113 miles (183 km) W of Unalaska
- 114 miles (184 km) W of Dutch
- Magnitude type: Mb2
- Event type: earthquake
Tectonic Setting of the Bering Sea
The northern part of the Bering Sea includes a wide, diffuse zone of seismicity extending from western Alaska across the Bering Strait into eastern Russia. This zone is believed to mark the northern boundary of the Bering microplate. The central region of the Bering Sea is virtually aseismic, with most seismicity concentrated along the continental shelf. The southern edge is marked by the Aleutian Islands archipelago, where seismicity is associated with ongoing subduction processes. The largest recorded earthquake in the Bering Sea, of magnitude 6.6, occurred in 1991 and was located 160 miles (257 km) southwest of St. Matthew Island. In 2010, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred about 150 miles (241 km) northwest of the 1991 earthquake.
