Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 36 km SSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 36 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 12:40 AM HADT (09:40 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 108 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-17 09:40:23 UTC
Depth
54.3 km (33.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.589° N, 176.903° W
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
24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.245 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 714 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.410 km N of Adak, Alaska · 714 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.949 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 713 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.553 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 713 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.8111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 713 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.668 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 712 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.142 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 712 days ago · 130 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.956 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 712 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.568 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 712 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.565 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 712 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.664 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 712 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.4127 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 712 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.264 km E of Adak, Alaska · 711 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.841 km S of Adak, Alaska · 710 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.858 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 709 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.672 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 708 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 4.045 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 708 days ago · 199 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.683 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 708 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.942 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 707 days ago · 43 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.949 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 707 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.158 km S of Adak, Alaska · 707 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 3.371 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 706 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 3.069 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 706 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.935 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 706 days ago · 63 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.030 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 705 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 3.168 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 705 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.9122 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 705 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.169 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 705 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.059 km W of Adak, Alaska · 705 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.998 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 705 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.942 km S of Adak, Alaska · 705 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 3.699 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 705 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.764 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 704 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.883 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 704 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.960 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 704 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.859 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 703 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 3.273 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 703 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.253 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 703 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.958 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 703 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.867 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 703 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.4105 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 703 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 3.174 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 703 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 3.279 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 703 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.051 km E of Adak, Alaska · 702 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.878 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 702 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.164 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 702 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 3.8113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 701 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 3.056 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 700 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.673 km W of Adak, Alaska · 700 days ago · 144 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.672 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 700 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.993 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 700 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.965 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 700 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.658 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 700 days ago · -2 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.751 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 699 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.669 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 699 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.041 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 699 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.583 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 699 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 4.2114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 698 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 3.2119 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 698 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.9114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 698 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.298 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 715 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.0103 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 715 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.293 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 715 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.973 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 715 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.936 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 716 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.6109 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 716 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.4102 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 716 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.794 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 716 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.845 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 716 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.554 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 716 days ago · 43 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.4114 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 717 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.964 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 717 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.0110 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 717 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.4118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 718 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.5120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 718 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.160 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 718 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.2103 km S of Adak, Alaska · 718 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.899 km W of Adak, Alaska · 718 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.0120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 718 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.050 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 720 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away

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