M3.6 earthquake 89 km NE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 89 km NE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Jul 3, 2020, 1:05 AM HADT (10:05 UTC), 171 km (106 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 30 km ESE 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
3.6	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.188 · 7 stations
2.4	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: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000apwj (also filed as ak0208i4etvc). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.