Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 57 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 57 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Dec 6, 2024, 1:43 AM HAST (11:43 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 104 km SSW 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
2024-12-06 11:43:20 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.489° N, 176.082° 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
2.3ML, 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, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pj0w (also filed as ak024fo52dfv). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC.