Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 56 km WNW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 56 km WNW of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 4:38 AM HADT (13:38 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 45 km E of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-26 13:38:51 UTC
Depth
77.6 km (48.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.354° N, 174.980° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.943 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.746 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.869 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 82 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.145 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 127 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.363 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.856 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 155 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.345 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.6100 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.991 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 155 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.599 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.934 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 132 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.199 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.955 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.579 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.539 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.637 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.638 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.984 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 238 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.744 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 4.245 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 148 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.039 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.042 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.873 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.915 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 178 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.640 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 154 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.193 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.694 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.642 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.771 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.893 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.766 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.120 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 146 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.237 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 153 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.635 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.232 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.834 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.7106 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 192 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.220 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 115 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.683 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.454 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 197 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.6102 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.228 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 3.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 221 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.933 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.756 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215c2b5bm. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC.