M3.3 earthquake 60 km E of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 60 km E of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jul 30, 2024, 1:23 AM HADT (10:23 UTC), 70 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 98 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.085 · 18 stations
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nq6v (also filed as ak0249qs11xj). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC.