Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 42 km ENE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 42 km ENE of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Oct 18, 2024, 11:38 PM HADT (08:38 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 82 km ESE 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
2024-10-19 08:38:21 UTC
Depth
129.8 km (80.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.010° N, 176.056° 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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.956 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 712 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.568 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 712 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.565 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 712 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.664 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 712 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.264 km E of Adak, Alaska · 711 days ago · 60 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.0107 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 711 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.841 km S of Adak, Alaska · 710 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.075 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 709 days ago · 166 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.079 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 709 days ago · 186 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.858 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 709 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.672 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 708 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.045 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 708 days ago · 199 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.897 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 708 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.081 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 707 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.942 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 707 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.949 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 707 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.158 km S of Adak, Alaska · 707 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.069 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 706 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.935 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 706 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.030 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 705 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 3.168 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 705 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.169 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 705 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.942 km S of Adak, Alaska · 705 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.960 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 704 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.859 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 703 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.253 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 703 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.958 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 703 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.867 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 703 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 3.174 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 703 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 3.279 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 703 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.051 km E of Adak, Alaska · 702 days ago · 76 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.878 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 702 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.164 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 702 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.967 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 701 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 3.998 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 700 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 3.056 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 700 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.965 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 700 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.751 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 699 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.669 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 699 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.041 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 699 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.774 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 698 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 3.168 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 698 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.542 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 698 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.942 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 698 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.973 km W of Atka, Alaska · 697 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 5.882 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  47. 4.185 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.284 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.682 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.288 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.178 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.972 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.984 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.081 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.072 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.779 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 3.884 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.180 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.281 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.793 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.668 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 712 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.588 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.553 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 713 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.949 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 713 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.410 km N of Adak, Alaska · 714 days ago · 77 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.245 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 714 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.282 km E of Adak, Alaska · 714 days ago · 75 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.036 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 714 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.936 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 716 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.845 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 716 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.163 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 716 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.554 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 716 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.983 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.937 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.160 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 718 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.090 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.791 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 3.050 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 720 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.263 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 721 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.950 km S of Adak, Alaska · 722 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away

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