Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 223 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 223 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Jun 28, 2024, 11:08 PM HADT (08:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 158 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-29 08:08:36 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.387° N, 179.771° 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
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.105 · 12 stations
2.5ML, 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 189.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nifg (also filed as ak0248bh32r2). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.