Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 31 km NE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 31 km NE of Adak, Alaska on Sat, May 25, 2024, 2:05 AM HADT (11:05 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 66 km W of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2024-05-25 11:05:24 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.073° N, 176.304° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
311°, 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 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.673 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 169 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.773 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.773 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.673 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.671 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.956 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 862 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.548 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.759 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.863 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.558 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.570 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.971 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 861 days ago · 170 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.642 km W of Adak, Alaska · 861 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.564 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 861 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.659 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 861 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.741 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 861 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.858 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 861 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.368 km W of Atka, Alaska · 861 days ago · 193 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.853 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 861 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 3.6104 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 861 days ago · 171 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.859 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 861 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.953 km S of Adak, Alaska · 860 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.860 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 860 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.022 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 89 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 3.397 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 858 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.558 km E of Adak, Alaska · 858 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.6103 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 857 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.942 km W of Adak, Alaska · 857 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.612 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 857 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 3.751 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 857 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 3.253 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 857 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.980 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 857 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.732 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 857 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.954 km S of Adak, Alaska · 857 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.964 km S of Adak, Alaska · 856 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.542 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 856 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.055 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 856 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.749 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 856 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.663 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 855 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.756 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 855 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.786 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 855 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.272 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 854 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.764 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 854 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.649 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 853 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.155 km E of Adak, Alaska · 853 days ago · 85 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.668 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 852 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 3.251 km S of Adak, Alaska · 852 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.551 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 852 days ago · 49 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.658 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 852 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.969 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.942 km E of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.157 km W of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.865 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.76 km W of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.658 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 850 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.769 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 850 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.731 km E of Adak, Alaska · 850 days ago · 72 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.668 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 850 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.091 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 850 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 3.145 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 850 days ago · 143 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.568 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.268 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.935 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 863 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.828 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 863 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.863 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 863 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.070 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 863 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.153 km W of Adak, Alaska · 863 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.175 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 864 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.643 km W of Adak, Alaska · 864 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.558 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 865 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.161 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 865 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.784 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 865 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.866 km N of Adak, Alaska · 865 days ago · 233 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.486 km W of Atka, Alaska · 865 days ago · 158 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.568 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 866 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.060 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 866 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.861 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 866 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.930 km S of Adak, Alaska · 867 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.761 km W of Adak, Alaska · 867 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.166 km S of Adak, Alaska · 867 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93139326. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.