Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 35 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 35 km W of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Jan 31, 2024, 4:00 AM HAST (14:00 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 104 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2024-01-31 14:00:25 UTC
Depth
-1.8 km (-1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.932° N, 177.136° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 2.1 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
245°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.843 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 977 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.451 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 976 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.883 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 976 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.846 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 976 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.3133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 976 days ago · 92 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.4119 km W of Adak, Alaska · 976 days ago · 104 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.055 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 976 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.962 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 975 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.7127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 975 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.1119 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 974 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.922 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 974 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.059 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 974 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.082 km W of Adak, Alaska · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.950 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 974 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.7126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 973 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.266 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 973 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.283 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 973 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.963 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 973 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.950 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 973 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.635 km N of Adak, Alaska · 972 days ago · 197 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.1104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 972 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.667 km W of Adak, Alaska · 971 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.853 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 971 days ago · 179 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.969 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 970 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.174 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 970 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 3.166 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 970 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.2107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 970 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.848 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 969 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.963 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 968 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.966 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 968 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.774 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 968 days ago · 190 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.589 km W of Adak, Alaska · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.0118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 968 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.856 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 968 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.117 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 968 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.7125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 968 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.851 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 968 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.716 km S of Adak, Alaska · 967 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.862 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 967 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.922 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 967 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.769 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 967 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.634 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 967 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.8124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 967 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.947 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 967 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.659 km W of Adak, Alaska · 967 days ago · -2 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.058 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 966 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.964 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 966 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.070 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 966 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.648 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 965 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.674 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 965 days ago · 144 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.756 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 965 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.152 km E of Adak, Alaska · 965 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 3.7126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 965 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 1.949 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 965 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.0105 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 964 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.962 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 964 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.875 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 964 days ago · 57 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.9118 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.7106 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.560 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 963 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.879 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 977 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.737 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 977 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.653 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 977 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.0119 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 978 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.1122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 978 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.7106 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 978 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.159 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 978 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.753 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 978 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.673 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 978 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.8127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 978 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.8127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 978 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.0103 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 978 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.068 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 979 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.995 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 980 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.965 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 985 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.433 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 991 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 4.111 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 991 days ago · 70 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.651 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 994 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.764 km W of Adak, Alaska · 999 days ago · 72 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.079 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av92193511. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.