M2.8 earthquake 95 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 95 km S of Atka, Alaska on Wed, May 15, 2024, 3:18 AM HADT (12:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 89 km SW of Atka, 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
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.4	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: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 171.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000n814 (also filed as ak024694c9h7). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.