M3.8 earthquake 94 km SW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 94 km SW of Atka, Alaska on Thu, May 9, 2019, 5:14 PM HADT (02:14 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 41 km NE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.8	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.082 · 39 stations
3.9	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 103.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003j5e (also filed as ak0195z150ko). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.