M2.7 earthquake 38 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 38 km S of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Jan 6, 2020, 10:57 PM HAST (08:57 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

The first 60 of 100.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006vut (also filed as ak020bpv68p). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.