Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 104 km NE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 104 km NE of Adak, Alaska on Sun, May 26, 2024, 9:10 PM HADT (06:10 UTC), 171 km (106 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
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-27 06:10:01 UTC
Depth
170.6 km (106.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.598° N, 175.649° 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
3.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.077 · 22 stations
3.4ML, 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 11.0 km horizontally, 16.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
33

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.022 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 856 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.235 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 856 days ago · 147 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.228 km W of Atka, Alaska · 855 days ago · 111 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.558 km E of Adak, Alaska · 855 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.849 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 855 days ago · 222 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.980 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 854 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.786 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 852 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.155 km E of Adak, Alaska · 850 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.942 km E of Adak, Alaska · 848 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.736 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 848 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.636 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 848 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.053 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 847 days ago · 130 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.731 km E of Adak, Alaska · 847 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.145 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 846 days ago · 143 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.262 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 842 days ago · 183 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.950 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 842 days ago · 154 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.96 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 840 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.226 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 840 days ago · 149 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 4.6114 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 840 days ago · 235 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.762 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 837 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 3.683 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 837 days ago · 169 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.076 km E of Adak, Alaska · 837 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.323 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 834 days ago · 155 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.168 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 834 days ago · 142 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.444 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 833 days ago · 219 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.878 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 833 days ago · 146 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.567 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 833 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 3.125 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 831 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.253 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 829 days ago · 144 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.567 km W of Atka, Alaska · 829 days ago · 116 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.970 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 826 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 5.066 km W of Atka, Alaska · 824 days ago · 101 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.636 km N of Atka, Alaska · 823 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 3.176 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 821 days ago · 176 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 3.047 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 820 days ago · 215 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.742 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 820 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 3.253 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 820 days ago · 208 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.978 km E of Adak, Alaska · 819 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 4.069 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 817 days ago · 166 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.949 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 815 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.133 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 815 days ago · 162 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 3.749 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 815 days ago · 221 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.621 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 814 days ago · 164 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.930 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 813 days ago · 105 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.969 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 813 days ago · 153 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.238 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 812 days ago · 165 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.140 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 811 days ago · 78 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.829 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 811 days ago · 170 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.882 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 810 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.734 km E of Adak, Alaska · 810 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.541 km E of Adak, Alaska · 810 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.657 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 809 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.671 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 807 days ago · 87 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.976 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 805 days ago · 174 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 3.158 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 803 days ago · 171 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 3.515 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 802 days ago · 190 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.780 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 801 days ago · 150 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 3.062 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 801 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.728 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 801 days ago · 100 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.779 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 801 days ago · 181 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 2.368 km W of Atka, Alaska · 858 days ago · 193 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.971 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 858 days ago · 170 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.956 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 859 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.673 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 169 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.731 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 859 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.024 km W of Atka, Alaska · 860 days ago · 209 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.175 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 861 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.034 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 862 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.866 km N of Adak, Alaska · 862 days ago · 233 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.486 km W of Atka, Alaska · 862 days ago · 158 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.971 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 864 days ago · 182 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.656 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 867 days ago · 222 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.141 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 868 days ago · 149 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.941 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 872 days ago · 142 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.953 km E of Adak, Alaska · 873 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.630 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 873 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.420 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 874 days ago · 143 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.054 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 874 days ago · 205 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.645 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 876 days ago · 148 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.751 km W of Atka, Alaska · 876 days ago · 176 km deep · 69 km away

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