Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 256 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 256 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 8:03 AM GMT+12 (20:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 266 km W 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
2024-09-20 20:03:28 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.823° N, 179.639° E
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 1.7 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
326°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 101.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93278313. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC.