Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 61 km NNE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 61 km NNE of Adak, Alaska on Mon, May 6, 2024, 5:05 AM HADT (14:05 UTC), 204 km (127 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 66 km W of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-06 14:05:25 UTC
Depth
203.6 km (126.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.364° N, 176.220° 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
2.9ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.085 · 18 stations
2.7ML, 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 14.2 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
27

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.037 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 877 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.643 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 876 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.056 km W of Adak, Alaska · 876 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.769 km E of Adak, Alaska · 876 days ago · 86 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.751 km W of Atka, Alaska · 876 days ago · 176 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.645 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 875 days ago · 148 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.553 km W of Adak, Alaska · 874 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.838 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 874 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.736 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 873 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.420 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 873 days ago · 143 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.630 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 873 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.953 km E of Adak, Alaska · 873 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.941 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 871 days ago · 142 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.87 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 870 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.754 km W of Adak, Alaska · 870 days ago · 96 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.857 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 869 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.739 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 868 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.635 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 868 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.839 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 868 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.141 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 867 days ago · 149 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.814 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 865 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.631 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 865 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.65 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 864 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.971 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 864 days ago · 182 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.679 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 864 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.930 km S of Adak, Alaska · 863 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.861 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 863 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.568 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.486 km W of Atka, Alaska · 862 days ago · 158 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.866 km N of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 233 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.161 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 861 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.643 km W of Adak, Alaska · 861 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.175 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 860 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.828 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.935 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.731 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.673 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 169 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.956 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 859 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.548 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.971 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 858 days ago · 170 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 1.642 km W of Adak, Alaska · 858 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.741 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 858 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.368 km W of Atka, Alaska · 858 days ago · 193 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 3.6104 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 857 days ago · 171 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.860 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 856 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.022 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 856 days ago · 89 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.558 km E of Adak, Alaska · 855 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.849 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 854 days ago · 222 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.942 km W of Adak, Alaska · 854 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.612 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 854 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 3.751 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 853 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.980 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 853 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.732 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 853 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.749 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 852 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.663 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 852 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.786 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 851 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.155 km E of Adak, Alaska · 849 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.551 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 848 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.942 km E of Adak, Alaska · 848 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.76 km W of Adak, Alaska · 847 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 2.053 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 879 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.942 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 879 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.130 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 879 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.647 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 879 days ago · 138 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.651 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 879 days ago · 155 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.183 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 880 days ago · 82 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.839 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 882 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.156 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 882 days ago · 149 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.856 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 882 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.056 km W of Atka, Alaska · 884 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.965 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 886 days ago · 96 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.766 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 887 days ago · 150 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.020 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 890 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.832 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 893 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.646 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 893 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.734 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 894 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.668 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 894 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.56 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.658 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 896 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.949 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 896 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away

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