Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 22 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Jul 14, 2020, 9:35 AM HADT (18:35 UTC), 216 km (134 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 30 km ESE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Jul 14, 2020, 9:35 AM HADT
UTC: 2020-07-14 18:35:23 UTC
Depth: 215.9 km (134.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 52.029° N, 174.008° 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 20.5 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.14
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 25

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 98.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b5qx (also filed as ak02090g9dkt). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.