Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 175 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 175 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Jun 26, 2016, 7:49 PM HADT (04:49 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 88 km SSE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-27 04:49:49 UTC
Depth
42.8 km (26.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.926° N, 172.710° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
9

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0144 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.1148 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.7143 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.396 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.8194 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.691 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.594 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3723 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.588 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.588 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.590 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.088 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.1120 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.0151 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.1182 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.0133 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.980 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.3171 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.988 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.190 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.798 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.381 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.0171 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.0161 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.5154 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.6183 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.594 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.7107 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.7114 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.075 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.898 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.1105 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.0105 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.2109 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016883vgr9 (also filed as ak13733516). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.