Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 48 km ENE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 48 km ENE of Atka, Alaska on Wed, May 28, 2025, 7:58 PM HADT (04:58 UTC), 129 km (80 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 57 km E of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-05-29 04:58:32 UTC
Depth
129.4 km (80.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.430° N, 173.605° 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
2.9ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.2ML, 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 26.9 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
338°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.169 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 491 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.949 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.846 km E of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.638 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.135 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.144 km E of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.545 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.639 km E of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.437 km E of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.848 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.241 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.636 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.053 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 3.343 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.141 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.342 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.135 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 489 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.038 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 488 days ago · 86 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.934 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 487 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.042 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 484 days ago · 173 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.759 km N of Atka, Alaska · 483 days ago · 152 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.637 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 483 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.2117 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 483 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.0107 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 483 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.1111 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 483 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 3.077 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 482 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 3.665 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 481 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 3.561 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 481 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.643 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 480 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 3.157 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 480 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.741 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 479 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 3.29 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 478 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.047 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 477 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.647 km W of Atka, Alaska · 477 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.172 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 476 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 3.034 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 476 days ago · 97 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.257 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 475 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.036 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 475 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 3.851 km N of Atka, Alaska · 473 days ago · 237 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.997 km E of Atka, Alaska · 472 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.018 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 471 days ago · 123 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.233 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 469 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.059 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 468 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.065 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 468 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.854 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 468 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.985 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 466 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 3.345 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 464 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 3.630 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 460 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.859 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 460 days ago · 71 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 3.477 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 459 days ago · 253 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.162 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 457 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.8121 km E of Atka, Alaska · 456 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.9109 km E of Atka, Alaska · 456 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 3.170 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 456 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.858 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 456 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 3.344 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 455 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.739 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 455 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.164 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 454 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.912 km W of Atka, Alaska · 454 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.29 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 454 days ago · 166 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 2.052 km S of Atka, Alaska · 491 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.231 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 491 days ago · 213 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.952 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 493 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.130 km N of Atka, Alaska · 493 days ago · 142 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.1139 km E of Atka, Alaska · 494 days ago · 106 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.722 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 495 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.943 km S of Atka, Alaska · 495 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.018 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 495 days ago · 194 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.259 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 497 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 3.577 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 497 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.163 km E of Atka, Alaska · 498 days ago · 104 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.170 km E of Atka, Alaska · 499 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.074 km E of Atka, Alaska · 499 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.918 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 500 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.923 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 500 days ago · 206 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.760 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 500 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.136 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.872 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 501 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.982 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 502 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.865 km E of Atka, Alaska · 502 days ago · 116 km deep · 37 km away

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