Alaska earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 82 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 82 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Oct 7, 2024, 12:06 PM HADT (21:06 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 82 km ESE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-07 21:06:55 UTC
Depth
36.1 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.176° N, 176.223° 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
4.4mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.055 · 94 stations
4.5ML, 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 4.3 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
123

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 165 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.693 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 34 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.488 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.192 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.594 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.6111 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.688 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.596 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.798 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.594 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.987 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.891 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.594 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.664 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.197 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.343 km E of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 131 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.851 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.1102 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 723 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.969 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 723 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.770 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 723 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.2105 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 723 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.898 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 722 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.065 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 722 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.864 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 722 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.7105 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 722 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 3.4107 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 722 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.950 km S of Adak, Alaska · 722 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 3.1103 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 722 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 3.263 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 721 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 3.050 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 720 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.791 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 3.090 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 719 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.2103 km S of Adak, Alaska · 718 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.160 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 718 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 4.0110 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 718 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.964 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 718 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.983 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 3.2115 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 717 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.4114 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 717 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.554 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 717 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.845 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 716 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 3.4102 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 716 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.6109 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 716 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.936 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 716 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.973 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 716 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.293 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 715 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.298 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 715 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.036 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 715 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.245 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 714 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.410 km N of Adak, Alaska · 714 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.553 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 713 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.588 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 713 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.668 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 713 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.142 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 713 days ago · 130 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.956 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 713 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.568 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 712 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.565 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 712 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.664 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 712 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.264 km E of Adak, Alaska · 711 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 3.0107 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 711 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.841 km S of Adak, Alaska · 711 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.599 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.092 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.9110 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 724 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.991 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 725 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.962 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 725 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.068 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 725 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.286 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 725 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.1105 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 725 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.751 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 726 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.7111 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 726 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.8114 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 726 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.8105 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 726 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.7110 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 726 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.770 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 726 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 3.6109 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 726 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.092 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 726 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.575 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 726 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.9101 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 727 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.193 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 727 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.2100 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 727 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nx5b (also filed as ak024cx2k0z7). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:25 AM UTC.