Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 94 km N of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 94 km N of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 9:19 AM HADT (18:19 UTC), 248 km (154 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 37 km N of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-21 18:19:39 UTC
Depth
247.8 km (154.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.041° N, 174.251° 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
22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.134 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 150 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.737 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 202 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.920 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 201 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.129 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 185 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.074 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 206 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.110 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 210 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.727 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.813 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.815 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.114 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.014 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.513 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.114 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.315 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.613 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.015 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.227 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.829 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 217 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.833 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.349 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 247 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.318 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 146 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.74 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 129 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 219 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 4.3116 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 255 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.836 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 119 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.936 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 179 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.018 km W of Atka, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 170 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.811 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.114 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 155 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.935 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 145 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.554 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.543 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 216 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.317 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 197 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.818 km W of Atka, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.06 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.636 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 176 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.131 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.429 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.326 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 191 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.635 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 209 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.618 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 184 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.822 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 101 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.110 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 166 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.448 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 223 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219ade29e. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.