Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 59 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 59 km S of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Aug 8, 2024, 4:11 PM HADT (01:11 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 68 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-09 01:11:47 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.344° N, 176.582° 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
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.2ML, 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 4.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
228°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.597 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 783 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.268 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 783 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.363 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 783 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.749 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 783 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.757 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 783 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 783 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.857 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 783 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.747 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 782 days ago · 137 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.9102 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 781 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.774 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 781 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.545 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 781 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.252 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 781 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.664 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 781 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.577 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 781 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.878 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 781 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.651 km W of Adak, Alaska · 781 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.944 km E of Adak, Alaska · 780 days ago · 139 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.650 km S of Adak, Alaska · 780 days ago · 46 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.070 km W of Adak, Alaska · 780 days ago · 103 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.948 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 780 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.814 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 780 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.782 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 779 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.667 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 779 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.753 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 779 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.562 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 779 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.956 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 778 days ago · 221 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.659 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 778 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.789 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 778 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.775 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 778 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.859 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 778 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.936 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 778 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.063 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 777 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.958 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 777 days ago · 49 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.957 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 777 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.946 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 777 days ago · 62 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.066 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 777 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.728 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 777 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.559 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 777 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.519 km S of Adak, Alaska · 774 days ago · 81 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.859 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 774 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.024 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 774 days ago · 73 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.0103 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 774 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.9100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 774 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.763 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 774 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.745 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 774 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.783 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 773 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.653 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 773 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.8102 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 773 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.447 km E of Adak, Alaska · 773 days ago · 131 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 3.499 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 773 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.293 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 772 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.726 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 772 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.763 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 772 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.937 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 772 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.912 km S of Adak, Alaska · 772 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.263 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 771 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.892 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 771 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.682 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 770 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 3.662 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 770 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.569 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 770 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.860 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 784 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.560 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 784 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.899 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 785 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.654 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 785 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.5108 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 786 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.859 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 786 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.755 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 786 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.977 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 786 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.757 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 787 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.657 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 787 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.778 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 787 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.632 km E of Adak, Alaska · 787 days ago · 134 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.554 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 787 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.762 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 788 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.179 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 788 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.694 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 788 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.7100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 788 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.658 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 788 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.559 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 789 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.863 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 789 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away

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