Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jun 13, 2023, 7:20 AM HADT (16:20 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 75 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-06-13 16:20:34 UTC
Depth
24.1 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.465° N, 178.496° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.097 · 14 stations
2.4ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 4.8 km horizontally, 13.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 130 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.1133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.6134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.6132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.3134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.9134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.1136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.3138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.6130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.5130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.8136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.6136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.5136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.681 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.3135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.5134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.7125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.5149 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.9229 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 3.075 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.584 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.9120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.897 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.9163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.9134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.8135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.671 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.6221 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.1182 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 97 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.8221 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 3.5193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 3.1189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.699 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.775 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.9107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.786 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.0149 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 120 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.9172 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.7181 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.8115 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.646 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.8226 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.0108 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 97 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.9112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 3.094 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.796 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1203 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 3.6122 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.996 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1203 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.0106 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1202 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.7137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.589 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1201 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1201 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.5194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1201 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.096 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 5.3135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  2. 1.578 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.086 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 236 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.4127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.6183 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.6187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 145 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.8180 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.5164 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.6165 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 3.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 147 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.5211 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.1131 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.9108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 3.8129 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 125 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k9rs (also filed as ak0237jhs7on). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.