Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 112 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 112 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Jul 9, 2026, 8:25 AM HADT (17:25 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 103 km SE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-07-09 17:25:42 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.399° N, 173.198° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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 13.4 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.376 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 84 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.1141 km S of Atka, Alaska · 83 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.3164 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 82 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.230 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 82 days ago · 159 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.034 km S of Atka, Alaska · 82 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.692 km S of Atka, Alaska · 82 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.8162 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 79 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.020 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 78 days ago · 141 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.869 km E of Atka, Alaska · 78 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.487 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 77 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.8154 km S of Atka, Alaska · 77 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.983 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 76 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.7137 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 76 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.091 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 72 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.698 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 72 days ago · 43 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 4.9101 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 72 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 3.893 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 72 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.786 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 72 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.196 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 72 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.387 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 71 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.995 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 71 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 3.089 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 71 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 3.090 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 71 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 3.1193 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 71 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.998 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 71 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.670 km S of Atka, Alaska · 71 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 3.198 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 71 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.676 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 71 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.6100 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 70 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.664 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 70 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.771 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 70 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.4105 km S of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.4103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 4.9102 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.794 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.999 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.592 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 3.099 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 4.092 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 41 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.693 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.5118 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.797 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 3.3111 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 4.178 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 3.685 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 3.594 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.274 km S of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.885 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 5.8103 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 3.195 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 3.092 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.790 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 3.1102 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 3.097 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.688 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 3.7103 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.471 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.4117 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 3.685 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.9101 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.288 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 86 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.777 km E of Atka, Alaska · 86 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.365 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 87 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.663 km S of Atka, Alaska · 90 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.271 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 90 days ago · 89 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.4110 km S of Atka, Alaska · 91 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.928 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 91 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.396 km S of Atka, Alaska · 91 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.760 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 91 days ago · 98 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.4159 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 91 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.032 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 92 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.4105 km S of Atka, Alaska · 92 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.6106 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 92 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.372 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 96 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.951 km S of Atka, Alaska · 96 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.760 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 97 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.2172 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 97 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.1103 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 98 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.1106 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 98 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 3.754 km E of Atka, Alaska · 100 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026nmlaee. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC.