Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 66 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 66 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Dec 18, 2020, 4:05 AM HAST (14:05 UTC), 24 km (15 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: Fri, Dec 18, 2020, 4:05 AM HAST
UTC: 2020-12-18 14:05:49 UTC
Depth: 23.8 km (14.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.682° N, 174.698° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 242°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 23

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 97.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d3v7 (also filed as ak020g812r76). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC.