Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 70 km E of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 70 km E of Atka, Alaska on Sat, May 23, 2020, 2:36 AM HADT (11:36 UTC), 167 km (104 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: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Sat, May 23, 2020, 2:36 AM HADT
UTC: 2020-05-23 11:36:57 UTC
Depth: 166.8 km (103.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 52.285° N, 173.182° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 49

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 74.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a6tb (also filed as ak0206mc5l06). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC.