M2.7 earthquake 67 km ENE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 67 km ENE of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Aug 3, 2024, 1:39 AM HADT (10:39 UTC), 147 km (92 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 91 km SW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.105 · 12 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 164.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nd7c (also filed as ak0249xe9rn2). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC.