Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 9 km WSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 4:09 PM HADT (01:09 UTC), 222 km (138 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 76 km SW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 4:09 PM HADT
UTC: 2020-08-22 01:09:13 UTC
Depth: 222.3 km (138.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 52.172° N, 174.330° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 30

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 101.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bm87 (also filed as ak020asnxyua). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.