Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 58 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 58 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Dec 15, 2024, 12:37 AM HAST (10:37 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 51 km S 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
2024-12-15 10:37:00 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.508° N, 176.032° 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 · ±0.128 · 8 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 3.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 144 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.082 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 655 days ago · 108 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.627 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 655 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.260 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 655 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.666 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 654 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.056 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 653 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.827 km W of Adak, Alaska · 653 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.073 km S of Adak, Alaska · 653 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.880 km E of Adak, Alaska · 653 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.969 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 653 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.3108 km S of Adak, Alaska · 652 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.648 km E of Adak, Alaska · 652 days ago · 125 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.269 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 652 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.392 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 652 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.621 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 651 days ago · 80 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.056 km S of Adak, Alaska · 650 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.0111 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 650 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.856 km S of Adak, Alaska · 650 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.846 km W of Adak, Alaska · 650 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.762 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 650 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.865 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 650 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.759 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 650 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.087 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 650 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.810 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 649 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.732 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 649 days ago · 49 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.756 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 649 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.88 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 649 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.990 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 649 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.963 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 649 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.863 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 649 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 3.610 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 647 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.263 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 647 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.213 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 647 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.241 km W of Adak, Alaska · 647 days ago · 89 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.8151 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 647 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 3.377 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 646 days ago · 78 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.657 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 646 days ago · 144 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 3.870 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 645 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.170 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 645 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.219 km S of Adak, Alaska · 645 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.620 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 644 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.557 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 644 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 3.120 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 644 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.857 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 644 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.077 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 643 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.658 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 643 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.750 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 643 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.132 km S of Adak, Alaska · 642 days ago · 60 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 4.0101 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 641 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.3104 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 641 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 3.382 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 641 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.981 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 641 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.867 km S of Adak, Alaska · 641 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.550 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 641 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.572 km S of Adak, Alaska · 640 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.854 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 640 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.857 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 640 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.960 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 640 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.744 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 640 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.762 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 639 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 3.365 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 639 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.654 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 656 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.061 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 656 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.6103 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 656 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.841 km S of Adak, Alaska · 656 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.965 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 657 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.159 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 657 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.9109 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 657 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.278 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 657 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 5.0114 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 657 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.698 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 658 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.045 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 658 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.358 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 658 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.653 km S of Adak, Alaska · 659 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.053 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 659 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.968 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 659 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.190 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 659 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.799 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 659 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.299 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 659 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.2108 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.4103 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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