Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 89 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 89 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Feb 3, 2020, 6:04 PM HAST (04:04 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 24 km SE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-04 04:04:16 UTC
Depth
41.3 km (25.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.864° N, 173.018° 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
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.036 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.886 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.9171 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.031 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.838 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.335 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.338 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.094 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 112 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.422 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 170 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.7103 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 117 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.031 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.369 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 100 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.253 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.571 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.718 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.842 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 59 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.496 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.5185 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.4110 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 223 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.367 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 195 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.718 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.811 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.976 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.936 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.633 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.122 km N of Atka, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 162 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.8130 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 3.766 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 3.824 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 191 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.284 km SE of Atka, AK · 2438 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.5187 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.744 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 179 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.152 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.432 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.6130 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.759 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.715 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.033 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.234 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.272 km SE of Atka, AK · 2460 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.738 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.4105 km E of Atka, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 116 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0201ly7rua. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.