Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 87 km SSE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 87 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Jun 14, 2025, 7:49 PM HADT (04:49 UTC), 35 km (22 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
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-06-15 04:49:44 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.460° N, 173.748° 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
3.2ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.085 · 18 stations
2.8ML, 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 7.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.892 km S of Atka, Alaska · 474 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.173 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 472 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.594 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 469 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.233 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 469 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.065 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 468 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.854 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 468 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.176 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 467 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.985 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 466 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.965 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 465 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.345 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 464 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.688 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 464 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.9141 km S of Atka, Alaska · 463 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.882 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 462 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.786 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 461 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.786 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 461 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.983 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 461 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.630 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 460 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.859 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 460 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.967 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 458 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.7111 km S of Atka, Alaska · 457 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.770 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 457 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.162 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 457 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.065 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 456 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 3.170 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 456 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.858 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 456 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 3.344 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 455 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.739 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 454 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.164 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 454 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.912 km W of Atka, Alaska · 454 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.29 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 454 days ago · 166 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 3.662 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 454 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.7145 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 453 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.863 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 453 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.488 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 452 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.697 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 451 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.632 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 450 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.9182 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 449 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.747 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 449 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.998 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 449 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.743 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 449 days ago · 188 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.939 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 448 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.0162 km S of Atka, Alaska · 448 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.136 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 448 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 3.250 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 448 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.792 km E of Atka, Alaska · 448 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.853 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 447 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.966 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 447 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.6126 km S of Atka, Alaska · 446 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.055 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 446 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.115 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 446 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.876 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 445 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 3.088 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 445 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.9121 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 445 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.9104 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 445 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 5.057 km E of Atka, Alaska · 443 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  56. 2.265 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 442 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.261 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 442 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.668 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 442 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 3.0119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 441 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.9124 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 441 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 2.036 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 474 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.257 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 475 days ago · 56 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.891 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 476 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.0151 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 476 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.034 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 476 days ago · 97 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.6176 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 476 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.172 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 476 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.047 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 477 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.29 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 478 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.741 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 478 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.9184 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 479 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.157 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 480 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.791 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 480 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.643 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 480 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 3.561 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 481 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.077 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 482 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.1111 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 483 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.0107 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 483 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.2117 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 483 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.637 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 483 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

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