Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 40 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 40 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Dec 8, 2024, 10:33 AM HAST (20:33 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 104 km SSW 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
2024-12-08 20:33:38 UTC
Depth
51.4 km (31.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.545° N, 176.392° 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
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1107 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 5.498 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.4104 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.2109 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.4110 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.5103 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.6109 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.2111 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.4111 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.6109 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.599 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.1108 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.896 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.3104 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.4104 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.3122 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.3102 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.2123 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.7120 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.6120 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.8112 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 6.3104 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  23. 4.9107 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 3.7119 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 3.5125 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 3.1109 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 5.0124 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 5.2121 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.3109 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.3118 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 5.2122 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 4.5120 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 3.3115 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 3.6123 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.4120 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 4.0119 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 3.3117 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 3.2117 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 3.2124 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.3121 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.7116 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.7122 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 3.6109 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.2115 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.2116 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.6116 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 3.1102 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 3.5110 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.5113 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.2107 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 3.4123 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.3110 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.5121 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 4.2117 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.3104 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.1103 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 3.3110 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 3.4123 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.1108 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.7105 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.4109 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.9113 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.2105 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.1107 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.8114 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.4120 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.4119 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.1112 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.9121 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.9107 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.7114 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 6.3108 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  13. 1.857 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.941 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 663 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.079 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 663 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.953 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 664 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.76 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 664 days ago · 79 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.177 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 664 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.258 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 664 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.757 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 665 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024frlfv2e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.