M3.3 earthquake 129 km SSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 129 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Dec 16, 2024, 5:12 AM HAST (15:12 UTC), 10 km (6 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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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 · ±0.148 · 6 stations
2.8	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: 196 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 196.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pk18 (also filed as ak024g4qn0hx). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC.