M2.0 earthquake 84 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 84 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Apr 15, 2024, 2:45 PM HADT (23:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 60 km WSW 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
2.0	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
1.75	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.271165891044012 · 5 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0244voxesp (also filed as av93091226). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:01 PM UTC.