M4.0 earthquake 103 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 103 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Jan 29, 2024, 5:58 AM HAST (15:58 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 104 km SSW 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
4.0	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.086 · 36 stations
4.0	mb, body-wave	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000luss (also filed as ak0241c7v1tv). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:50 AM UTC.