Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 86 km SW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 86 km SW of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Oct 3, 2020, 5:52 AM HADT (14:52 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 68 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.8 (mb), minor
Local time: Sat, Oct 3, 2020, 5:52 AM HADT
UTC: 2020-10-03 14:52:46 UTC
Depth: 23.9 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.571° N, 174.949° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 10.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.25
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 44

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 103.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c6r5 (also filed as ak020cqcig3s). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.