Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 27 km W of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 27 km W of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Feb 14, 2026, 10:52 PM HAST (08:52 UTC), 84 km (52 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-15 08:52:46 UTC
Depth
84.0 km (52.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.190° N, 174.610° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.335 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 230 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.647 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 229 days ago · 105 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.322 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 228 days ago · 92 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.947 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.134 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 222 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 5.089 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 219 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.095 km S of Atka, Alaska · 215 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.976 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 214 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.519 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.010 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 213 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.666 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 212 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.790 km S of Atka, Alaska · 212 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.383 km E of Adak, Alaska · 210 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.5102 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 209 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.379 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 209 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.876 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 208 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.494 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 207 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.328 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 206 days ago · 149 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.863 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 206 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.917 km N of Atka, Alaska · 203 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 3.88 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 200 days ago · 114 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.752 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 198 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.985 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 197 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.493 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 196 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.793 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 193 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.623 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 192 days ago · 164 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.880 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 192 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.857 km E of Atka, Alaska · 188 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.813 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 188 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.872 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 187 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 3.458 km S of Atka, Alaska · 187 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.691 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 3.589 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 181 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 4.063 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 180 days ago · 153 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.584 km E of Adak, Alaska · 179 days ago · 100 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.718 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 173 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 3.138 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 171 days ago · 162 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.781 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 232 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.894 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 233 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.789 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 234 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 5.074 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 235 days ago · 157 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.655 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 239 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.126 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 240 days ago · 155 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.356 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 244 days ago · 134 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.393 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 244 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.267 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 244 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.244 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 246 days ago · 201 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.949 km E of Adak, Alaska · 246 days ago · 133 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.720 km E of Atka, Alaska · 246 days ago · 150 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.976 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 247 days ago · 125 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.724 km W of Atka, Alaska · 247 days ago · 123 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.280 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 247 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.374 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 248 days ago · 198 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.470 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 251 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.755 km E of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 164 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.243 km S of Atka, Alaska · 252 days ago · 112 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.84 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 252 days ago · 171 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s9qc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.