Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 81 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 81 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Jan 26, 2026, 9:24 AM HAST (19:24 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 34 km ESE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-26 19:24:35 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.642° N, 173.430° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.9ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.8ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterReviewed · ±0.2 · 6 stations

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 3.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
298°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7128 km S of Atka, Alaska · 247 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.724 km W of Atka, Alaska · 247 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.720 km E of Atka, Alaska · 246 days ago · 150 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.267 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 244 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.126 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 240 days ago · 155 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.655 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 239 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.7148 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.8104 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 232 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.891 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 230 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.322 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 228 days ago · 92 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.2139 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 226 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.134 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 222 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.095 km S of Atka, Alaska · 215 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.8133 km E of Atka, Alaska · 215 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.976 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 214 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.519 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.010 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 213 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.2169 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 213 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.666 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 212 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.790 km S of Atka, Alaska · 212 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 3.289 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 210 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.876 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 208 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.8149 km S of Atka, Alaska · 207 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 3.4141 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 206 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 3.328 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 206 days ago · 149 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.863 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 206 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.917 km N of Atka, Alaska · 203 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 3.88 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 200 days ago · 114 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.5111 km S of Atka, Alaska · 199 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.881 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 198 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.752 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 198 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.493 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 196 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.793 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 193 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 3.5121 km E of Atka, Alaska · 192 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.880 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 192 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 3.470 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 251 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.243 km S of Atka, Alaska · 252 days ago · 112 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.84 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 252 days ago · 171 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.975 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 255 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.430 km S of Atka, Alaska · 255 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.831 km E of Atka, Alaska · 258 days ago · 148 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.194 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.184 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 262 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.2133 km E of Atka, Alaska · 264 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.249 km E of Atka, Alaska · 266 days ago · 133 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.972 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 270 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.691 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.4109 km E of Atka, Alaska · 275 days ago · 122 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.616 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 275 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.099 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 276 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 3.564 km S of Atka, Alaska · 277 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.965 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 278 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s4ld (also filed as ak2026bvjttd). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.