Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km WSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 11:53 PM HADT (08:53 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 66 km ENE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2026-04-14 08:53:23 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.130° N, 174.444° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
322°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.138 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 169 days ago · 162 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.679 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 168 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.966 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 167 days ago · 145 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.878 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 164 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.793 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 161 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.29 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 161 days ago · 148 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.458 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 159 days ago · 90 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.712 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 155 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.694 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 154 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.164 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 153 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.352 km S of Atka, Alaska · 152 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.172 km S of Atka, Alaska · 150 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.336 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 150 days ago · 80 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.975 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 149 days ago · 169 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.834 km E of Atka, Alaska · 148 days ago · 85 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.736 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 148 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.444 km S of Atka, Alaska · 146 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.765 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 146 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.688 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 160 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.692 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 145 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.673 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 145 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.480 km E of Adak, Alaska · 144 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.034 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 144 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 3.1102 km S of Atka, Alaska · 144 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 3.869 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 144 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.6103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 143 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 3.6102 km S of Atka, Alaska · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 3.598 km S of Atka, Alaska · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 3.495 km S of Atka, Alaska · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.8102 km S of Atka, Alaska · 142 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 3.173 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 142 days ago · 184 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.888 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 141 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.6100 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 141 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.760 km E of Atka, Alaska · 141 days ago · 147 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 3.795 km S of Atka, Alaska · 140 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 3.693 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 140 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 3.69 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 138 days ago · 197 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.776 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 137 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 3.055 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 136 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.313 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 136 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.779 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 136 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 3.889 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 136 days ago · 232 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 3.167 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 134 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.377 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 132 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.954 km N of Atka, Alaska · 131 days ago · 225 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 3.262 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 127 days ago · 179 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.9107 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 125 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 3.295 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 124 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 3.656 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 122 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.486 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 122 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.696 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 121 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.676 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 120 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.353 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 120 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 3.345 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 119 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.676 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 118 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 3.324 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 116 days ago · 73 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 3.466 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 116 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.495 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 116 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.570 km E of Atka, Alaska · 115 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.932 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 114 days ago · 177 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 2.584 km E of Adak, Alaska · 177 days ago · 100 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.063 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 178 days ago · 153 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.589 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 179 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.691 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.587 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 185 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.458 km S of Atka, Alaska · 185 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.872 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 185 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.813 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 186 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.857 km E of Atka, Alaska · 186 days ago · 85 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.880 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 190 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.623 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 190 days ago · 164 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.793 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 191 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.493 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 194 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.985 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 195 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.752 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 196 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.881 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 196 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.88 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 198 days ago · 114 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93058039. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC.