M2.9 earthquake 154 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 154 km S of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Dec 17, 2025, 7:33 PM HAST (05:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 118 km SSW of Atka, 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 · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Reviewed · ±0.2 · 9 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s8uy (also filed as ak2025yusyei). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.