Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 108 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 108 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Dec 26, 2023, 4:06 PM HAST (02:06 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 124 km SSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2023-12-27 02:06:58 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.325° N, 175.344° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
238°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.797 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.9109 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.884 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.298 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.060 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.3131 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.860 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.1115 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.8124 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 3.0118 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.039 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.875 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.052 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.1106 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.5113 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 995 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 4.9124 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 995 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 3.3129 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 994 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 3.8129 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 994 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.976 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 992 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.111 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 988 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  21. 3.433 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 988 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.753 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 975 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.158 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 975 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.159 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 975 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.899 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 975 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.962 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 974 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.686 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 974 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.868 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 974 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.653 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 974 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.749 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 974 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.870 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 974 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.843 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 973 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 3.451 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 973 days ago · 74 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.055 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 973 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.962 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 972 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.081 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 972 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 3.067 km E of Adak, Alaska · 971 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.8195 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 971 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.922 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 971 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.059 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 971 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 3.266 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 970 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.695 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 970 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.961 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 968 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 3.445 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 967 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.848 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 966 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.9112 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 965 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.856 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 965 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.949 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 965 days ago · 155 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.862 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 964 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.922 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 964 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.869 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 964 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.634 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 964 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.947 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 964 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.058 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.964 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.070 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.769 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 3.272 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 962 days ago · 222 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.4142 km S of Atka, Alaska · 962 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.648 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 962 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 2.6103 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.6103 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.2109 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.0103 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.7110 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.9105 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.860 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.182 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 95 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.6110 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.6120 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.3103 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.293 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.278 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.294 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.1108 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 4.0113 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.6111 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 4.1110 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 42 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.9105 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.3117 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

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