Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 56 km WSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 56 km WSW of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Feb 2, 2026, 4:21 AM HAST (14:21 UTC), 134 km (83 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 74 km NE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-02 14:21:20 UTC
Depth
134.3 km (83.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.968° N, 174.942° 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
3.3ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations
3.0ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterReviewed · ±0.2 · 11 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 13.6 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s6l4 (also filed as ak2026chvulj). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.