Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 70 km SW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 70 km SW of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 7:09 AM HADT (16:09 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 75 km SE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 7:09 AM HADT
UTC: 2026-09-16 16:09:24 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.714° N, 174.861° 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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Reviewed · ±0.1 · 12 stations

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 3.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 236°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 since this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tigf (also filed as aka2026sjtzfa). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.