Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 91 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 91 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Jun 8, 2025, 6:08 PM HADT (03:08 UTC), 18 km (11 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-06-09 03:08:09 UTC
Depth
17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.538° N, 173.393° 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
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.3ML, 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 4.2 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.157 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 480 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.9184 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 480 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.741 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 479 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.29 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 478 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.047 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 477 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.172 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 477 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.034 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 476 days ago · 97 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.0151 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 476 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.257 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 475 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.036 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 475 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.287 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 475 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.892 km S of Atka, Alaska · 474 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.997 km E of Atka, Alaska · 473 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.233 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 469 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.065 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 468 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.854 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 468 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.176 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 468 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.985 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 466 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.345 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 465 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.2150 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 464 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.9145 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 464 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.9141 km S of Atka, Alaska · 464 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.786 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 461 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.786 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 461 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.983 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 461 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.630 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 461 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.859 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 460 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.7111 km S of Atka, Alaska · 458 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.162 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 457 days ago · 47 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.065 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 457 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.9109 km E of Atka, Alaska · 456 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 3.170 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 456 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.858 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 456 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 3.344 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 456 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.164 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 455 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.912 km W of Atka, Alaska · 454 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 3.662 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 454 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.7145 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 454 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.9121 km E of Atka, Alaska · 453 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.488 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 452 days ago · 42 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.374 km E of Atka, Alaska · 452 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.632 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 451 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.9182 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 450 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.747 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 450 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.998 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 450 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.743 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 449 days ago · 188 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.0162 km S of Atka, Alaska · 449 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.136 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 449 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 3.250 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 448 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.792 km E of Atka, Alaska · 448 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.853 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 448 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.966 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 447 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.6126 km S of Atka, Alaska · 447 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.055 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 447 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.115 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 446 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 3.088 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 446 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.9104 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 445 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 5.057 km E of Atka, Alaska · 443 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  59. 2.265 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 443 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.261 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 443 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.643 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 481 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.561 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 482 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.665 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 482 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.077 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 482 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.1111 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 483 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.0107 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 483 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.2117 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 483 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.637 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 484 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.934 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 488 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.038 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 489 days ago · 86 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.135 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 489 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.342 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.141 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.343 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.053 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.636 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 3.241 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.848 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.437 km E of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 3.639 km E of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000qjee (also filed as ak0257cntkgp). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.