Alaska earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 86 km SSE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 86 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 2:07 PM HADT (23:07 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-01 23:07:03 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.552° N, 173.510° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
1.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.6 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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 6.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
95

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 110 since this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 110.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000thii (also filed as aka2026pdixdb). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.