Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km W of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km W of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Mar 12, 2022, 8:02 PM HAST (06:02 UTC), 170 km (106 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 62 km NNW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-13 06:02:09 UTC
Depth
170.2 km (105.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.184° N, 174.301° 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
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 142.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0223b6a1cs. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.