Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 77 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 77 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 9:50 AM HADT (18:50 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 52 km ESE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-11 18:50:33 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.541° N, 174.564° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
264°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 since this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.952 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 42 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.156 km E of Adak, Alaska · 42 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.875 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 41 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.785 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 40 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.590 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 40 days ago · 114 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.193 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 40 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.759 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 40 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.7103 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.1153 km S of Atka, Alaska · 39 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.679 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.591 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 38 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.6158 km S of Atka, Alaska · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.143 km S of Atka, Alaska · 38 days ago · 86 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.692 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 36 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.197 km S of Atka, Alaska · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.778 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 36 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.687 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 35 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.7112 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 35 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.928 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 34 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.086 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 34 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.274 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 33 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.658 km E of Adak, Alaska · 31 days ago · 151 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.5162 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 31 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.852 km S of Atka, Alaska · 31 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.4102 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 30 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.499 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 30 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.554 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.576 km S of Atka, Alaska · 29 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.816 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 28 days ago · 175 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.481 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 28 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.246 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.598 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 26 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 3.080 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.686 km E of Adak, Alaska · 25 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 3.1100 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 3.792 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 24 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.162 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 24 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.770 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 24 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.616 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 24 days ago · 170 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.895 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 24 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.472 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 24 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.870 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 23 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.856 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 21 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 3.060 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 21 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.670 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 19 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.571 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 18 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.3102 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 18 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.6119 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 17 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.793 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 16 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.254 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 16 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.7107 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 16 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 3.280 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 15 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.271 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 3.1111 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 3.3100 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 3.075 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.586 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.1110 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.315 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 14 days ago · 172 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.277 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 13 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 2.273 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 43 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.865 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 43 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.776 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 43 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.482 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 43 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.268 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 43 days ago · 84 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.272 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 43 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.272 km S of Atka, Alaska · 44 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.060 km W of Atka, Alaska · 44 days ago · 148 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.717 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.795 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 44 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.967 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 44 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.670 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 45 days ago · 64 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.576 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 45 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.992 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 45 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.462 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 45 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.180 km E of Adak, Alaska · 45 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.589 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 45 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.473 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 45 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.992 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 46 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.593 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 46 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026pvmold. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.