M2.6 earthquake 98 km SW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 98 km SW of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 5:41 PM HAST (03:41 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 51 km S 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
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.148 · 6 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: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 148.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pj2l (also filed as ak024fzl1vc8). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.