Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 95 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 95 km S of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Oct 10, 2021, 6:13 AM HADT (15:13 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 27 km SW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Oct 10, 2021, 6:13 AM HADT
UTC: 2021-10-10 15:13:05 UTC
Depth: 17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.341° N, 174.333° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 25.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 278°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 73.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000g9k2 (also filed as ak021d0a3iy5). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.