M2.7 earthquake 35 km NW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 35 km NW of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Jul 28, 2024, 5:43 PM HADT (02:43 UTC), 168 km (104 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 29 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
2.7	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: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 139 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 150.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nq64 (also filed as ak0249ozuc90). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.