Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 61 km SSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 61 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, May 7, 2023, 6:13 AM HADT (15:13 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 15 km SE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-07 15:13:12 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.346° N, 176.885° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
242°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 162 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.985 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.587 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.878 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.860 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.851 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.622 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.187 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.848 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.9125 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.9122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.964 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 86 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.0127 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.874 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.526 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.6130 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.889 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.662 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.865 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 84 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.757 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 44 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.654 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 86 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.960 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.997 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.222 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 163 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 3.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 3.150 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.942 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 3.5131 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.658 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 3.128 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.5111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.861 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.755 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.866 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.959 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.768 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.537 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.654 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 4.615 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.842 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.842 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.640 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.839 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.0109 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.735 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.540 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.9114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.539 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.845 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.545 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.7123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.591 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.5125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.638 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.857 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.749 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.786 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.996 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.5100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.535 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.638 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.384 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.832 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 69 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.1129 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.570 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.141 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 143 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.0110 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.858 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.768 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.068 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 94 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.897 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.999 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kb9f (also filed as ak0235ua9e3m). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.