Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 17 km NNW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Jun 29, 2016, 10:42 PM HADT (07:42 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 86 km ESE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Wed, Jun 29, 2016, 10:42 PM HADT
UTC: 2016-06-30 07:42:36 UTC
Depth: 146.1 km (90.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 52.337° N, 174.302° 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: 13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 99.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0168d48a07 (also filed as ak13743202). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC.