M2.6 earthquake 144 km NE of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 144 km NE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Dec 14, 2020, 9:11 AM HAST (19:11 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 101 km ENE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-12-14 19:11:36 UTC
- Depth
- 144.6 km (89.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 52.953° N, 172.467° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 23.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 173°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.956 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 201 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.4101 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 186 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.765 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 139 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d21l (also filed as ak020g1hxtyk). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:37 PM UTC.