Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 60 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 60 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 2:38 PM HADT (23:38 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-07-23 23:38:15 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.729° N, 177.475° 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
1.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
1.33ML, local (Richter)AVFinal · ±0.3863297575775 · 14 stations

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How well it is located

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Stations used
26

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9146 km W of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.042 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.661 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.794 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 78 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.574 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.7106 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.570 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 799 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.650 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 799 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.6130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 799 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.049 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 799 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.9150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 799 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.592 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 799 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.552 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 798 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.7109 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 798 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.655 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 798 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.755 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 798 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.5128 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 798 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.7126 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 798 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.771 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 798 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.6106 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 798 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.9120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 798 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 3.0117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 798 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.837 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 797 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 3.0115 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 797 days ago · 84 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.099 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 797 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.067 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 797 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.962 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 797 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.1145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 796 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.985 km S of Adak, Alaska · 796 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 3.6103 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 796 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 3.321 km S of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.749 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.833 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.767 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.556 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.7138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.5100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.644 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 3.2131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.646 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 794 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.517 km S of Adak, Alaska · 794 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.076 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 794 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.686 km W of Adak, Alaska · 794 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.582 km W of Adak, Alaska · 794 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.788 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 794 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.596 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 794 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.7149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 794 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.859 km S of Adak, Alaska · 793 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.949 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 793 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.559 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 792 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.241 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 791 days ago · 108 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.647 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 791 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 3.449 km N of Adak, Alaska · 791 days ago · 224 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.659 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 791 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.863 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 790 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.559 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 790 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.8144 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 789 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.658 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 789 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.7100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 789 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.755 km S of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.563 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 801 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.871 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 801 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.542 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 801 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.688 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 801 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.744 km S of Adak, Alaska · 801 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.728 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 802 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.8120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 802 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.1120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 802 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.754 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 802 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.5139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 803 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.739 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 803 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.561 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 803 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.079 km W of Adak, Alaska · 803 days ago · 83 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.647 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 803 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.869 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 803 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.1120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 803 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.840 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 804 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.8128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 804 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.955 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 804 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0249ff3aoc (also filed as av93207891). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.