Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 220 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 220 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Jun 8, 2024, 7:43 AM HADT (16:43 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 193 km WSW of Adak, 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
2024-06-08 16:43:16 UTC
Depth
58.7 km (36.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.452° N, 179.748° 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 · ±0.081 · 20 stations
3.3ML, 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 6.3 km horizontally, 13.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
37

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 848 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 847 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.0173 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 847 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.2158 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 847 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.2150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 847 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.2233 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 847 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.0156 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 847 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.2194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 846 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.3243 km W of Adak, Alaska · 846 days ago · 108 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.9154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 846 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.3155 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 846 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.9256 km W of Adak, Alaska · 846 days ago · 90 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.1166 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 846 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.7182 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 846 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.2182 km W of Adak, Alaska · 846 days ago · 161 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.5189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 846 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.9289 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 845 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.3213 km W of Adak, Alaska · 845 days ago · 106 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.7222 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 845 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.1217 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 844 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.7243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 844 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.7183 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 844 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.9178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 844 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.2171 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 843 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 3.2236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 843 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.9231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 843 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 843 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 3.1228 km W of Adak, Alaska · 842 days ago · 186 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.6201 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 842 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.5287 km W of Adak, Alaska · 842 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.1218 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 841 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.0147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 841 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 3.0227 km W of Adak, Alaska · 840 days ago · 188 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.8142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 840 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.6152 km W of Adak, Alaska · 840 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.9143 km W of Adak, Alaska · 840 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.7238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 840 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.7249 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 840 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.0138 km W of Adak, Alaska · 840 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.2192 km W of Adak, Alaska · 839 days ago · 79 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.9236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 839 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 839 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.9248 km W of Adak, Alaska · 839 days ago · 61 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.5174 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 839 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.9294 km W of Adak, Alaska · 839 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.7272 km W of Adak, Alaska · 839 days ago · 157 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.9207 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 839 days ago · 57 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.9265 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 838 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.6122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 838 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.1143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 838 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.9193 km W of Adak, Alaska · 837 days ago · 70 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.6261 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 837 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 836 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.6263 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.5192 km W of Adak, Alaska · 836 days ago · 98 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.9234 km W of Adak, Alaska · 836 days ago · 98 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.7219 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 836 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 3.3194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 835 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.5161 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 835 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 4.8193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 835 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.0255 km W of Adak, Alaska · 849 days ago · 88 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.1239 km W of Adak, Alaska · 849 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.7229 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 850 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 850 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.7243 km W of Adak, Alaska · 850 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.8199 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 850 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.8241 km W of Adak, Alaska · 850 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 851 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.0244 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.9283 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.7279 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.8147 km W of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.5242 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.1145 km W of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.8270 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.2267 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.2268 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.4266 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.4272 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.1149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 851 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mzlp (also filed as ak0247cvrpsb). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:51 PM UTC.