M2.6 earthquake 231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jun 25, 2023, 12:01 AM HADT (09:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 233 km W of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.085 · 18 stations
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 191.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000knr7 (also filed as ak023837y8fv). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:29 AM UTC.