Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 66 km SW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 66 km SW of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Jan 12, 2025, 12:27 AM HAST (10:27 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 53 km NE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-12 10:27:22 UTC
Depth
25.4 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.806° N, 174.936° 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
20

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.050 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 630 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.951 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 630 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.682 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 630 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.162 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 630 days ago · 59 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.261 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 629 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.934 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 629 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.041 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 629 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.038 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 629 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.034 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 629 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.675 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 628 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.174 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 628 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.759 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 628 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.034 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 628 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.241 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 628 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.078 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 627 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.033 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 627 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.038 km E of Atka, Alaska · 627 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.949 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 626 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.977 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 626 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.743 km W of Atka, Alaska · 625 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.370 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 625 days ago · 161 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.373 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 625 days ago · 175 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.975 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 624 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.1103 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 624 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.974 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 624 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.075 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 624 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.069 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 624 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.475 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 624 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.766 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 624 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.724 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 624 days ago · 179 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.970 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 624 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.971 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 623 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.862 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 623 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.865 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 623 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.855 km W of Atka, Alaska · 623 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.367 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 622 days ago · 56 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.857 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 621 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.619 km W of Atka, Alaska · 620 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.5106 km S of Atka, Alaska · 620 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 3.119 km N of Atka, Alaska · 618 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.9139 km S of Atka, Alaska · 618 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 3.145 km S of Atka, Alaska · 618 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.763 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 618 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.953 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 618 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.047 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 618 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 3.223 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 618 days ago · 217 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.049 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 617 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.085 km E of Adak, Alaska · 616 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.062 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 616 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.959 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 615 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.057 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 615 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 3.218 km W of Atka, Alaska · 615 days ago · 243 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.060 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 614 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 3.382 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 612 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.753 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 611 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.060 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 611 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.837 km E of Adak, Alaska · 611 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.786 km W of Atka, Alaska · 610 days ago · 103 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.648 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 609 days ago · 123 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 3.055 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 608 days ago · 87 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 1.617 km S of Atka, Alaska · 631 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.876 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 631 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.629 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 631 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.034 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 632 days ago · 79 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.344 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 632 days ago · 61 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.865 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 633 days ago · 57 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.679 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 633 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.671 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 633 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.564 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 633 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.170 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 633 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.866 km E of Adak, Alaska · 634 days ago · 159 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.963 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 634 days ago · 46 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.224 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 634 days ago · 86 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.964 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 637 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.179 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 637 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.987 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 637 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.352 km S of Atka, Alaska · 637 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.939 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 638 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.086 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 638 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.060 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 639 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025k0kc2a. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.