Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 47 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 47 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Nov 25, 2024, 6:17 PM HAST (04:17 UTC), 23 km (14 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-26 04:17:12 UTC
Depth
23.1 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.564° N, 177.111° 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
1.9ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.16ML, local (Richter)AVFinal · ±0.270256800920576 · 14 stations

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
23

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024f7hd9zb (also filed as av93379248). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC.