M2.9 earthquake 72 km WSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 72 km WSW of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Nov 15, 2023, 9:35 PM HAST (07:35 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 116 km SE 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
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.5	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: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 131.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lf8b (also filed as ak023epccmbg). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC.