Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 23 km ENE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Jul 3, 2026, 1:23 PM HADT (22:23 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 101 km SE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-07-03 22:23:07 UTC
Depth
12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.292° N, 173.894° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
299°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.760 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 88 days ago · 98 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.928 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 88 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.488 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 87 days ago · 217 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.271 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 87 days ago · 89 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.663 km S of Atka, Alaska · 87 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.365 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 84 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.777 km E of Atka, Alaska · 83 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.376 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 81 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.262 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 81 days ago · 106 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.831 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 79 days ago · 161 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.230 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 79 days ago · 159 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.034 km S of Atka, Alaska · 79 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.374 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 78 days ago · 120 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.822 km N of Atka, Alaska · 76 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.817 km N of Atka, Alaska · 76 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 3.020 km N of Atka, Alaska · 76 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.020 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 75 days ago · 141 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.869 km E of Atka, Alaska · 75 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.487 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 74 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.983 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 73 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.710 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 73 days ago · 167 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.9111 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 73 days ago · 203 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 3.178 km W of Atka, Alaska · 72 days ago · 248 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.824 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 72 days ago · 172 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 3.748 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 72 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 3.765 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 71 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.265 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 71 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 3.091 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 4.698 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 4.9101 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 3.893 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.786 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 3.196 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 69 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 3.387 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 68 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.995 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 68 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 3.089 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 68 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 3.090 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 68 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.998 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 68 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.670 km S of Atka, Alaska · 68 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 3.198 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 68 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.473 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 68 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.676 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 68 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.6100 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 67 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.664 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 67 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.771 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 67 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 4.9102 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 66 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.794 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 66 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.999 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 66 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.592 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 66 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 3.099 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 66 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 4.092 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 66 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.693 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 66 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.797 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 66 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 4.178 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 66 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 3.685 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 66 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 3.594 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 66 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.274 km S of Atka, Alaska · 66 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.885 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 66 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 3.195 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 66 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 3.092 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 66 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.050 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 88 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.032 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 89 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.640 km W of Atka, Alaska · 92 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.156 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 92 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.372 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 93 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.951 km S of Atka, Alaska · 93 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.760 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 94 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.777 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 94 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.1103 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 95 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.1106 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 95 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.017 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 95 days ago · 169 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.745 km N of Atka, Alaska · 96 days ago · 183 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.622 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 96 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 3.754 km E of Atka, Alaska · 97 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.939 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 98 days ago · 184 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.925 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 99 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.025 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 99 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.868 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 99 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.958 km S of Atka, Alaska · 100 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.274 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 100 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av94286913. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:16 AM UTC.