M2.0 earthquake 59 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 59 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 7:14 AM HADT (16:14 UTC), 7 km (4 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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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
1.89	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.234296381158258 · 14 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 102 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024dseu54e (also filed as av93332288). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.