Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 51 km N of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 51 km N of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Jun 15, 2025, 3:34 PM HADT (00:34 UTC), 237 km (147 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
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-06-16 00:34:06 UTC
Depth
236.9 km (147.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.657° N, 174.325° 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
3.8mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.136 · 14 stations
3.3ML, 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 10.4 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
50

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.018 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 472 days ago · 123 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.233 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 469 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.954 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 469 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.059 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 469 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.965 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 466 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.345 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 465 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.630 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 461 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.859 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 461 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.477 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 459 days ago · 253 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.344 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 456 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.985 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 456 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.739 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 455 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.912 km W of Atka, Alaska · 455 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.29 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 455 days ago · 166 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.662 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 454 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.495 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 454 days ago · 218 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.374 km E of Atka, Alaska · 452 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.632 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 451 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.747 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 450 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.743 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 449 days ago · 188 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.939 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 449 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 3.0118 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 449 days ago · 185 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.136 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 449 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 3.250 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 449 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.028 km N of Atka, Alaska · 448 days ago · 144 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.853 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 448 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.115 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 447 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.446 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 446 days ago · 210 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 3.314 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 446 days ago · 187 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 3.443 km N of Atka, Alaska · 444 days ago · 200 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 3.175 km N of Atka, Alaska · 444 days ago · 193 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 5.057 km E of Atka, Alaska · 443 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  33. 2.043 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 441 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 3.140 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 439 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.328 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 439 days ago · 122 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 3.669 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 438 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.737 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 438 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.763 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 436 days ago · 88 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.938 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 436 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 3.115 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 435 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.712 km W of Atka, Alaska · 435 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.628 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 434 days ago · 159 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.751 km E of Atka, Alaska · 434 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.080 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 434 days ago · 163 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 3.037 km E of Atka, Alaska · 433 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.731 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 433 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.048 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 433 days ago · 130 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.929 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 432 days ago · 160 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.145 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 426 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.177 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 425 days ago · 133 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.615 km W of Atka, Alaska · 424 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.627 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 423 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.633 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 423 days ago · 166 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.362 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 422 days ago · 151 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.612 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 419 days ago · 164 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.978 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 418 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 3.435 km S of Atka, Alaska · 417 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.741 km W of Atka, Alaska · 415 days ago · 99 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.348 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 415 days ago · 190 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.038 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 415 days ago · 161 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 2.036 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 475 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.034 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 477 days ago · 97 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.647 km W of Atka, Alaska · 477 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.047 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 478 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.29 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 479 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.741 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 479 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.643 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 481 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.561 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 482 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.665 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 482 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.637 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 484 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.091 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 484 days ago · 162 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.759 km N of Atka, Alaska · 484 days ago · 152 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.042 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 485 days ago · 173 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.6104 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 485 days ago · 213 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.762 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 488 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.934 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 488 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.038 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 489 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.135 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 3.342 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.141 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000qki2 (also filed as ak0257o6y9gn). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.