M2.9 earthquake 90 km SSE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 90 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 10:02 AM HADT (19:02 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 65 km SE 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
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.097 · 14 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: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 124.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000p6u8 (also filed as ak024da9mztb). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:22 AM UTC.