Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 107 km E of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 107 km E of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Dec 26, 2018, 3:26 PM HAST (01:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 73 km SE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-12-27 01:26:30 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.285° N, 172.639° 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
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5112 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.5125 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.665 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 100 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.620 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.886 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.231 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.3172 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.7148 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 107 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.4180 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.7180 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.164 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.573 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.9193 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.9187 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 123 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.392 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.512 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 164 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.049 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.179 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.642 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 131 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.415 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 135 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.518 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.1108 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 146 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.848 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.840 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.0177 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.9143 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.433 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018gl1rcuk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.