M3.4 earthquake 87 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 87 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Nov 24, 2025, 4:12 AM HAST (14:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 79 km SE 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
3.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.105 · 12 stations
3.9	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Reviewed · ±0.3 · 19 stations

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rdjd (also filed as ak2025xdiszp). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.