Alaska earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 53 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 53 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jul 14, 2024, 5:21 AM HADT (14:21 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-07-14 14:21:21 UTC
Depth
43.9 km (27.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.438° N, 176.308° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
II, weak shaking
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
4.1Mwr, regional momentUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.098 · 10 stations
4.1Mwr, regional momentAlaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

Shaking

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

Strongest estimated
II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
0.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.1 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 70°, dip 80°, rake 97°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 215°, dip 12°, rake 55°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.8 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
62

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mz7a (also filed as ak02490dsmse). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.