Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 116 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 116 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 1:02 PM HADT (22:02 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 45 km SE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 1:02 PM HADT
UTC: 2020-09-19 22:02:20 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.661° N, 172.752° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bqbc (also filed as ak020c3bgb0n). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC.