Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 74 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 74 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Dec 17, 2020, 6:43 AM HAST (16:43 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 91 km S of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Dec 17, 2020, 6:43 AM HAST
UTC: 2020-12-17 16:43:05 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.598° N, 174.673° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.14
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 253°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 25

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 99.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d2a4 (also filed as ak020g6eybra). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.