M2.7 earthquake 34 km NE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 34 km NE of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jun 13, 2023, 11:28 AM HADT (20:28 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 34 km SSW 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
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.077 · 22 stations
2.2	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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k897 (also filed as ak0237jk7olv). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.