M2.7 earthquake 98 km SW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 98 km SW of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Mar 6, 2020, 1:32 PM HAST (23:32 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 117 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 · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.3	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: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 130.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008vjc (also filed as ak02031jctu1). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.