Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 49 km NW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 49 km NW of Atka, Alaska on Tue, May 19, 2020, 4:16 AM HADT (13:16 UTC), 212 km (132 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 19 km SSE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, May 19, 2020, 4:16 AM HADT
UTC: 2020-05-19 13:16:25 UTC
Depth: 211.8 km (131.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 52.506° N, 174.729° 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 26.5 km horizontally, 13.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 72.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a4lu (also filed as ak0206fr2pd5). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.