M2.9 earthquake 44 km W of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 44 km W of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Feb 13, 2025, 5:38 AM HAST (15:38 UTC), 118 km (73 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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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
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.091 · 16 stations
2.6	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: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 169.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pxw9 (also filed as ak025210sz1q). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:10 AM UTC.