Magnitude 2.4 - 45 miles W of Amak Island
January 15, 2024 16:23:26 AKST (January 16, 2024 01:23:26 UTC)
55.5847°N 164.2451°W Depth 7.1 miles (11 km)
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist
- 58 miles (94 km) N of Shishaldin Volcano
- 60 miles (97 km) NW of False Pass
- 60 miles (97 km) N of Isanotski Peaks
- 60 miles (97 km) NW of Roundtop Mountain
- 63 miles (102 km) N of Fisher Caldera
- 66 miles (107 km) NW of Cold Bay
- 66 miles (107 km) NW of Frosty Peak
- 76 miles (123 km) N of Westdahl Peak
- 82 miles (132 km) W of Mt. Dutton
- 84 miles (136 km) NW of King Cove
- 86 miles (139 km) W of Emmons Lake
- 148 miles (239 km) NE of Dutch
- Magnitude type: Ml2
- 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.
