Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 97 km SW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 97 km SW of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 10:44 PM HAST (08:44 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 62 km ESE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 10:44 PM HAST
UTC: 2018-11-26 08:44:11 UTC
Depth: 25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.564° N, 175.175° 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: 17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 98.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018f5wdg8d (also filed as ak20406466). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC.