Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 45 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 45 km S of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Jan 24, 2025, 8:57 PM HAST (06:57 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 69 km ESE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-25 06:57:20 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.791° N, 174.075° 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
3.1ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.6ML, 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 5.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
268°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.223 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 615 days ago · 217 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.085 km E of Adak, Alaska · 614 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.218 km W of Atka, Alaska · 613 days ago · 243 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.874 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 612 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.060 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 612 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.157 km E of Atka, Alaska · 611 days ago · 102 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.291 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 611 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.055 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 606 days ago · 87 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.050 km S of Atka, Alaska · 606 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.7107 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 605 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.799 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 605 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.676 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 604 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.556 km S of Atka, Alaska · 604 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.469 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 601 days ago · 90 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.0141 km S of Atka, Alaska · 600 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.272 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 597 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.081 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 597 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 3.280 km S of Atka, Alaska · 597 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.170 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 597 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.982 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 596 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.944 km W of Atka, Alaska · 596 days ago · 118 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.767 km W of Atka, Alaska · 595 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.848 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 595 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.035 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 595 days ago · 60 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.272 km W of Atka, Alaska · 595 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.278 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 594 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.771 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 593 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.4127 km S of Atka, Alaska · 592 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.572 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 591 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 3.0108 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 590 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.391 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 588 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 3.233 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 588 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.069 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 588 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.3138 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 587 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 3.030 km N of Atka, Alaska · 586 days ago · 188 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 3.0103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 586 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.895 km S of Atka, Alaska · 586 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.195 km S of Atka, Alaska · 585 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.827 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 585 days ago · 166 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.648 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 584 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.4133 km S of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.9105 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.553 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.158 km S of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.675 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.679 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.862 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.683 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 583 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.6101 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 582 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.166 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 582 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.784 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 582 days ago · 97 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.631 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 582 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.893 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 582 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.97 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 582 days ago · 129 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.875 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 582 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.252 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 582 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 3.128 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 582 days ago · 180 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.146 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 581 days ago · 156 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.841 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 581 days ago · 159 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.855 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 581 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 2.9139 km S of Atka, Alaska · 615 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.119 km N of Atka, Alaska · 615 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.5106 km S of Atka, Alaska · 617 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.619 km W of Atka, Alaska · 617 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.356 km E of Atka, Alaska · 618 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.367 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 619 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.855 km W of Atka, Alaska · 620 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.865 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 620 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.724 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 621 days ago · 179 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.766 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 621 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.475 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 621 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.999 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 621 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.977 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 621 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.974 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 622 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.887 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 622 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.789 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 622 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.1103 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 622 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.540 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 623 days ago · 153 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.048 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 623 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.367 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 623 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pf6b (also filed as ak02515gcjc6). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.