Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 52 km N of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 52 km N of Atka, Alaska on Fri, May 29, 2020, 3:20 PM HADT (00:20 UTC), 171 km (106 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: Fri, May 29, 2020, 3:20 PM HADT
UTC: 2020-05-30 00:20:39 UTC
Depth: 171.0 km (106.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 52.665° N, 174.139° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 19.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 168°
Stations used: 30

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 61.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000acl0 (also filed as ak0206xq9wsz). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC.