Alaska earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 82 km SE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 82 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 8:18 PM HADT (05:18 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 8:18 PM HADT
UTC: 2026-08-02 05:18:40 UTC
Depth: 49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.625° N, 173.442° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: III, weak shaking
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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.8	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.03 · 340 stations
4.8	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Reviewed · ±0.2 · 48 stations
4.6	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Moment tensor · Preliminary

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: 0.9% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.5 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Oblique reverse
Moment magnitude: 4.6 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 205°, dip 15°, rake 46°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 70°, dip 79°, rake 101°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.2 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.03
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 135°
Stations used: 93

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 147 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 109.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000thkg (also filed as aka2026pdvhjv). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC.