Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 68 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 68 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Sat, May 25, 2024, 1:49 AM HADT (10:49 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 164 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-25 10:49:37 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.289° N, 176.311° 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
3.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.085 · 18 stations
3.1ML, 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 4.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.731 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.773 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.773 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.673 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.671 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.548 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.6101 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.759 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.863 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 858 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.558 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 858 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.570 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 858 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.642 km W of Adak, Alaska · 858 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.564 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 858 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.659 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 858 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.741 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 858 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.858 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 858 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.853 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 858 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.859 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 857 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.887 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 857 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.953 km S of Adak, Alaska · 857 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.860 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 856 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.022 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 856 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.982 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 855 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 3.397 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 855 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.558 km E of Adak, Alaska · 855 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 3.686 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 855 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.6103 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 854 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.942 km W of Adak, Alaska · 854 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.612 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 854 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.9125 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 854 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 3.751 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 854 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 3.253 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 854 days ago · 38 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.980 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 854 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.732 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 854 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.954 km S of Adak, Alaska · 853 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.964 km S of Adak, Alaska · 853 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.542 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 853 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.055 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 853 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.749 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 852 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.663 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 852 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.756 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 852 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.786 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 852 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.272 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.764 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.649 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 850 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.155 km E of Adak, Alaska · 849 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.668 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 849 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 3.251 km S of Adak, Alaska · 849 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.551 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 848 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.658 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 848 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.969 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 848 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.942 km E of Adak, Alaska · 848 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.157 km W of Adak, Alaska · 847 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.865 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 847 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.76 km W of Adak, Alaska · 847 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.658 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 847 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.769 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 847 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.976 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 847 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.731 km E of Adak, Alaska · 847 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.668 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 846 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.268 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.680 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.935 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.828 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.1114 km S of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.863 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.070 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 860 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.153 km W of Adak, Alaska · 860 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.643 km W of Adak, Alaska · 861 days ago · 86 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.558 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 861 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.161 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 861 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.784 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 862 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.186 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.568 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.060 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 863 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.861 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 863 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.876 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 863 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.930 km S of Adak, Alaska · 863 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.166 km S of Adak, Alaska · 864 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.679 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 864 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mxfu (also filed as ak0246pmpl58). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC.