Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 66 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 66 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Feb 15, 2020, 12:56 PM HAST (22:56 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 117 km SSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Feb 15, 2020, 12:56 PM HAST
UTC: 2020-02-15 22:56:01 UTC
Depth: 69.4 km (43.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.661° N, 174.633° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 10.4 km horizontally, 21.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 250°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 85.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600088b7 (also filed as ak02024g5eee). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.