Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 248 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 248 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 8:26 AM GMT-12 (20:26 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-09-26 20:26:34 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.071° N, 179.972° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
31

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.9249 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.7221 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.1189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.1275 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.8243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.2190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1093 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.0241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.7247 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.1198 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.9271 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.1187 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.0238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.9277 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.7175 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1087 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1087 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1087 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 3.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.9180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.6186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1083 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 3.9204 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1081 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 3.0286 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.1175 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.6260 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.2201 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.8275 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1079 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 3.0299 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 3.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.9192 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 3.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.1183 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 3.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 3.9298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.8291 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 3.2298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.6299 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.8297 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.1157 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.8193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1073 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 3.6184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1073 days ago · 95 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.8204 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1073 days ago · 92 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.6208 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1073 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.8263 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1073 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 1.9218 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.8181 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.6243 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 144 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.9282 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.5266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.8230 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.8184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.9214 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 146 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.9243 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 90 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.7213 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 3.1209 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.8233 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.0237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023cd7mo89. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.