Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 149 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 149 km S of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Nov 29, 2020, 8:22 AM HAST (18:22 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 91 km S of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Sun, Nov 29, 2020, 8:22 AM HAST
UTC: 2020-11-29 18:22:04 UTC
Depth: 22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 50.873° N, 174.555° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 251°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 20

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cpd2 (also filed as ak020fcocg28). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.