Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 48 km N of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 48 km N of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Jul 2, 2021, 2:30 AM HADT (11:30 UTC), 223 km (139 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 60 km WSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-02 11:30:42 UTC
Depth
223.3 km (138.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.633° N, 174.172° 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.

Stations used
22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 81.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218eu2xtq. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.