M2.5 earthquake 45 km NW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Aug 16, 2023, 12:14 PM HADT (21:14 UTC), 178 km (110 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 86 km NE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 170.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000krp0 (also filed as ak023ahf4ajz). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.