Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 14 km W of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14 km W of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Aug 7, 2020, 3:17 AM HADT (12:17 UTC), 188 km (117 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 76 km SW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Aug 7, 2020, 3:17 AM HADT
UTC: 2020-08-07 12:17:48 UTC
Depth: 187.5 km (116.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 52.203° N, 174.407° 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 19.8 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 167°
Stations used: 26

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 119.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bjt2 (also filed as ak020a41hax7). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.