Alaska earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 198 km SSE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 198 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Jan 3, 2025, 8:21 AM HAST (18:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-03 18:21:15 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.586° N, 172.956° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.9mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.067 · 60 stations
3.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
70

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9159 km S of Atka, Alaska · 635 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.7136 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 631 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.9181 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 628 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.4214 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 627 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.8163 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 623 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.1178 km S of Atka, Alaska · 616 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.1154 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 614 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.2205 km S of Atka, Alaska · 611 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.799 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 605 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.0141 km S of Atka, Alaska · 601 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.4127 km S of Atka, Alaska · 593 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.0108 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 591 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.9164 km S of Atka, Alaska · 590 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.3138 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 588 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.9185 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 584 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.4133 km S of Atka, Alaska · 584 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.9191 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 584 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.4162 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.8205 km S of Atka, Alaska · 581 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.3128 km S of Atka, Alaska · 579 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.7145 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 650 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.1180 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 651 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.9113 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 653 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.3141 km S of Atka, Alaska · 655 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.3148 km S of Atka, Alaska · 658 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.1185 km S of Atka, Alaska · 664 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.8184 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 664 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pk6w (also filed as ak02559gf5k). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.