Alaska earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 19 km SSE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Jun 24, 2020, 12:41 AM HADT (09:41 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-06-24 09:41:09 UTC
Depth
59.3 km (36.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.043° N, 174.071° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
4.1mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.079 · 44 stations
4.3ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.1 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
126

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 123.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ahqu (also filed as ak0208386fwf). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:59 AM UTC.