Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 13 km NNW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Atka, Alaska on Mon, May 18, 2026, 12:45 PM HADT (21:45 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 104 km NNE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2026-05-18 21:45:09 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.303° N, 174.279° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
301°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.779 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 138 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.889 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 138 days ago · 232 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.167 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 136 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.377 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 134 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.954 km N of Atka, Alaska · 133 days ago · 225 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.262 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 129 days ago · 179 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.656 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 124 days ago · 54 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.486 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 124 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.676 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 122 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.353 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 122 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.345 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 121 days ago · 59 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.676 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 120 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.324 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 118 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.466 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 118 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.570 km E of Atka, Alaska · 117 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.932 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 116 days ago · 177 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.566 km E of Atka, Alaska · 116 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.373 km E of Atka, Alaska · 116 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.473 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 115 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.770 km E of Atka, Alaska · 115 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.271 km E of Atka, Alaska · 115 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.370 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 115 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.941 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 115 days ago · 219 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 3.180 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 115 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.364 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 114 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.141 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 113 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 3.768 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 112 days ago · 219 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.648 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 111 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.876 km E of Atka, Alaska · 110 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 3.277 km S of Atka, Alaska · 109 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.879 km E of Atka, Alaska · 108 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.845 km S of Atka, Alaska · 107 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 4.3104 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 107 days ago · 233 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.779 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 106 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.820 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 105 days ago · 163 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.961 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 105 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.924 km S of Atka, Alaska · 105 days ago · 196 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 3.127 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 105 days ago · 212 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 3.421 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 104 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.274 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 104 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.958 km S of Atka, Alaska · 104 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.868 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 103 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.025 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 103 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.925 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 103 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.939 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 102 days ago · 184 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 3.754 km E of Atka, Alaska · 101 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.622 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 100 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.745 km N of Atka, Alaska · 100 days ago · 183 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 3.017 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 100 days ago · 169 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.777 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 99 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.760 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 98 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.951 km S of Atka, Alaska · 98 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.372 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 97 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.156 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 97 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.640 km W of Atka, Alaska · 96 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 2.032 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 93 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.050 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 93 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.723 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 92 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.760 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 92 days ago · 98 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.928 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 92 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 3.055 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 139 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.776 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 139 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.69 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 140 days ago · 197 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.760 km E of Atka, Alaska · 143 days ago · 147 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.173 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 144 days ago · 184 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.869 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 146 days ago · 70 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.034 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 146 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.673 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 147 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.765 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.444 km S of Atka, Alaska · 148 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.736 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 150 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.834 km E of Atka, Alaska · 150 days ago · 85 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.089 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 150 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.975 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 151 days ago · 169 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.336 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 152 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.172 km S of Atka, Alaska · 152 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 3.352 km S of Atka, Alaska · 154 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 3.164 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 156 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.694 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 156 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.712 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 157 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93060389. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.