Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 175 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 175 km S of Adak, Alaska on Fri, May 31, 2024, 8:13 PM HADT (05:13 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-01 05:13:31 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.298° N, 176.508° 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
3.8mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.106 · 23 stations
3.5ML, 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 5.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
236°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
70

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1113 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 837 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.9181 km S of Adak, Alaska · 834 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.8167 km S of Adak, Alaska · 833 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.2158 km S of Adak, Alaska · 830 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.2188 km S of Adak, Alaska · 825 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.0174 km S of Adak, Alaska · 821 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.696 km S of Adak, Alaska · 816 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.1178 km S of Adak, Alaska · 816 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.4205 km S of Adak, Alaska · 812 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.8116 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 809 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.1156 km S of Adak, Alaska · 802 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.6164 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.985 km S of Adak, Alaska · 796 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.881 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.2183 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 854 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.982 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 855 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.1114 km S of Adak, Alaska · 860 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.3184 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 865 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.3181 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 872 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.889 km S of Adak, Alaska · 873 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.889 km S of Adak, Alaska · 873 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mxvk (also filed as ak024714a4sl). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.