M2.7 earthquake 215 km SSE of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 215 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Sep 9, 2018, 10:06 AM HADT (19:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 202 km SE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-09-09 19:06:36 UTC
- Depth
- 10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 50.457° N, 172.838° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 15
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.4189 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.8197 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.3202 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.1206 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.4204 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018bl2s20s. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.