Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 249 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 249 km W of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:19 PM GMT+12 (05:19 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 254 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-03-28 05:19:48 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.498° N, 179.815° E
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.

Stations used
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 141.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02441mdvso. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.