Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 55 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 55 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Feb 7, 2026, 1:30 AM HAST (11:30 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 89 km SSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-07 11:30:26 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.714° N, 174.428° 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
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.8ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterReviewed · ±0.1 · 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 5.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
252°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.789 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 233 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.894 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 232 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.8104 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 231 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.781 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 231 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.478 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 231 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.827 km W of Atka, Alaska · 230 days ago · 84 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.335 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 229 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.891 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 229 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.647 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 228 days ago · 105 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.322 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 227 days ago · 92 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.173 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 227 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.695 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 225 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.947 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 223 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.134 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 220 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.061 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 218 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 5.089 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 218 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.095 km S of Atka, Alaska · 214 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.976 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 213 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.519 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.010 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 212 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.666 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 211 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.790 km S of Atka, Alaska · 211 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.383 km E of Adak, Alaska · 209 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 3.289 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 209 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.5102 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 208 days ago · 32 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.379 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 207 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.876 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 207 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.494 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 206 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.8149 km S of Atka, Alaska · 206 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 3.328 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 205 days ago · 149 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.863 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 205 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.917 km N of Atka, Alaska · 202 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 3.88 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 199 days ago · 114 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.5111 km S of Atka, Alaska · 198 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.881 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 197 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.752 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 197 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.985 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 196 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.493 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 195 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.793 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 192 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.623 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 191 days ago · 164 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.880 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 191 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.460 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 187 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.857 km E of Atka, Alaska · 187 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.813 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 186 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.3118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 186 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.872 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 186 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 3.458 km S of Atka, Alaska · 186 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.587 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 186 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.691 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 3.589 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 180 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 4.063 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 179 days ago · 153 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.584 km E of Adak, Alaska · 178 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 3.126 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 239 days ago · 155 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.356 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 243 days ago · 134 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.393 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 243 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.267 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 243 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.244 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 245 days ago · 201 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.5116 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 245 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.720 km E of Atka, Alaska · 245 days ago · 150 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.976 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 245 days ago · 125 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.724 km W of Atka, Alaska · 245 days ago · 123 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.7128 km S of Atka, Alaska · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.280 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 246 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.466 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 249 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.981 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 249 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.470 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 250 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.755 km E of Adak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 164 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.243 km S of Atka, Alaska · 251 days ago · 112 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.84 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 251 days ago · 171 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.836 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 252 days ago · 179 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.156 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 252 days ago · 62 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.975 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 253 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s7j8 (also filed as ak2026cqutnz). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:02 AM UTC.