Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Dec 9, 2024, 12:13 PM HAST (22:13 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 96 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-09 22:13:53 UTC
Depth
29.9 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.409° N, 178.147° 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
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1116 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.4126 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.1125 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.0119 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.5129 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.9140 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 55 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.2133 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 5.1115 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.2139 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.0118 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.6105 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.5133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 140 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.2101 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.695 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.3107 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.3111 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.0115 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.8128 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.7128 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.2122 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 3.0114 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.9136 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 3.7115 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.1114 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 4.0117 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.8121 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.6147 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.6129 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 3.2129 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.8116 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 3.4113 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.2115 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.964 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 5.996 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  35. 3.5110 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 3.294 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 3.099 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.199 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.6107 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.1102 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.2119 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.3105 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.2123 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.2124 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.043 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 3.2125 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.2106 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 4.0120 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.0116 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.3189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 3.4103 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.4127 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.2108 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 3.4126 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 3.1119 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.9108 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.9120 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.6109 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 3.2119 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 3.3117 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.6127 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.0110 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.6142 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.1122 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.1117 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.2119 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.6118 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.2111 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.1111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.6129 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.1115 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.0109 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.2115 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.2124 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.1111 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.4120 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.1107 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.1123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.1114 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.2127 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away

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