M3.2 earthquake 151 km SSE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 151 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, May 31, 2024, 1:05 AM HADT (10:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 51 km SSE 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
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.085 · 18 stations
3.1	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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000myff (also filed as ak0246zjo866). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.