Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Jun 13, 2024, 8:55 AM HADT (17:55 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-13 17:55:50 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.039° N, 179.681° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.9ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.085 · 18 stations
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 3.3 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
228°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6201 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 839 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.5287 km W of Adak, Alaska · 838 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.1218 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 838 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.0147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 838 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.8142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 837 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.7238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 837 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.7249 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 837 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.2192 km W of Adak, Alaska · 836 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.9236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 836 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.9248 km W of Adak, Alaska · 836 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.5174 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 836 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.9207 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 835 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.9265 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 834 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.1143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 834 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.9193 km W of Adak, Alaska · 834 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.6261 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 833 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 833 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.6263 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 833 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.5192 km W of Adak, Alaska · 833 days ago · 98 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.9234 km W of Adak, Alaska · 833 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.7219 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 833 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 3.3194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 832 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.5161 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 832 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 4.8193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 832 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.5189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 832 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.7199 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 832 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.0202 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 832 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.2202 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 832 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 3.0193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 832 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.9144 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 831 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.2251 km W of Adak, Alaska · 831 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.5237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 831 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.0187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 831 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 3.1197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 830 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.8233 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 830 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.9146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 830 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.0145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 830 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.7247 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 830 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.2159 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 829 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.5158 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 829 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.8255 km W of Adak, Alaska · 829 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 3.6272 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 828 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 4.5269 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 828 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.8251 km W of Adak, Alaska · 827 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.2201 km W of Adak, Alaska · 826 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.6178 km W of Adak, Alaska · 825 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.8147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 825 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.7223 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 824 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.7226 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 824 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.2226 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 824 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.7233 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 824 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 3.3195 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 823 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.9139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 823 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.6196 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 822 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.0208 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 821 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 3.0287 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 821 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.9208 km W of Adak, Alaska · 821 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.6161 km W of Adak, Alaska · 821 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 3.8158 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 820 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.2160 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 820 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 3.2236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 840 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.2171 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 840 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.9178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 840 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.7183 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 841 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.7243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 841 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.1217 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 841 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.7222 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 841 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.3213 km W of Adak, Alaska · 842 days ago · 106 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.9289 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 842 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.0135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 842 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.5189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 842 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.7182 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 843 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.1166 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 843 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.9256 km W of Adak, Alaska · 843 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.3155 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 843 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.9154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 843 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.3243 km W of Adak, Alaska · 843 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.2194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 843 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.0141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 843 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.0156 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 843 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away

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