Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 30 km E of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 30 km E of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Sep 26, 2025, 5:38 PM HADT (02:38 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 87 km ESE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-09-27 02:38:50 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.208° N, 173.756° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.155 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 367 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.716 km N of Atka, Alaska · 328 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.117 km N of Atka, Alaska · 328 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.616 km N of Atka, Alaska · 328 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.616 km N of Atka, Alaska · 328 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.327 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 324 days ago · 95 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.167 km E of Atka, Alaska · 324 days ago · 91 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.520 km N of Atka, Alaska · 320 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.919 km N of Atka, Alaska · 320 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 3.487 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 312 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.853 km S of Atka, Alaska · 312 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.862 km S of Atka, Alaska · 312 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.451 km E of Atka, Alaska · 371 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.586 km S of Atka, Alaska · 372 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.939 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 376 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.824 km N of Atka, Alaska · 381 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.844 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 383 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.518 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 386 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.260 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 388 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.962 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 391 days ago · 209 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.139 km S of Atka, Alaska · 395 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.598 km S of Atka, Alaska · 397 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.066 km S of Atka, Alaska · 397 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.080 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 397 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.788 km S of Atka, Alaska · 398 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.714 km N of Atka, Alaska · 398 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.8105 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 400 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.147 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 400 days ago · 54 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025cekitip. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:42 PM UTC.