Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 151 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 151 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Dec 23, 2024, 6:29 PM HAST (04:29 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 101 km ESE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-24 04:29:52 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.908° N, 175.098° 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
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.5ML, 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 4.2 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
273°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.870 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 646 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.368 km S of Atka, Alaska · 642 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.0101 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 642 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.3104 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 642 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.382 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 641 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.981 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 641 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.854 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 641 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.762 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 640 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.788 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 639 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.971 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 638 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.060 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 636 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.086 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 636 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.9159 km S of Atka, Alaska · 634 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.987 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 634 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.179 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 634 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.964 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 634 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.963 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 631 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.170 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 631 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.564 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 630 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.671 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 630 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.679 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 630 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.865 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 630 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.7136 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 630 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.876 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 629 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.390 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 627 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.682 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 627 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.162 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 627 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.675 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 626 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.174 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 626 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.759 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 625 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.078 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 625 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.977 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 623 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.975 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 622 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.1103 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 622 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.075 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 621 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.069 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 621 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.766 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 621 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.970 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 621 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.971 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 620 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.862 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 620 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.865 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 620 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 3.684 km S of Adak, Alaska · 618 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.5106 km S of Atka, Alaska · 617 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.9139 km S of Atka, Alaska · 615 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 3.1178 km S of Atka, Alaska · 615 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.763 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 615 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.953 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 615 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.085 km E of Adak, Alaska · 613 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.062 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 613 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 3.0186 km S of Atka, Alaska · 613 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.959 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 613 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.057 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 613 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.5169 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 612 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.779 km S of Adak, Alaska · 610 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 3.2205 km S of Atka, Alaska · 610 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 3.382 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 609 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.060 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 608 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 3.3196 km S of Atka, Alaska · 605 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.7107 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 605 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 3.7184 km S of Atka, Alaska · 602 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.365 km S of Atka, Alaska · 648 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.863 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 649 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.963 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 649 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.990 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 649 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.087 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 650 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.759 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 650 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.865 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 650 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.269 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 652 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.3141 km S of Atka, Alaska · 654 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.666 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 654 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.260 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 655 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.4201 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 656 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.658 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 656 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.654 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 656 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.3148 km S of Atka, Alaska · 657 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.698 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 658 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.9166 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.980 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.859 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.759 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 660 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away

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