Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 55 km SSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 55 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 3:39 PM HADT (00:39 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-07-26 00:39:30 UTC
Depth
39.1 km (24.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.456° N, 177.073° 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
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.105 · 12 stations
2.2ML, 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 3.7 km horizontally, 14.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.755 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 799 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.5128 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 799 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.7126 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 799 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.771 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 799 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.6106 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 799 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.9120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 799 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.663 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 798 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.0117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 798 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.837 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 798 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 3.0115 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 798 days ago · 84 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.099 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 798 days ago · 55 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.067 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 798 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.962 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 797 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.1145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 797 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.985 km S of Adak, Alaska · 797 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.881 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 797 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.6103 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 797 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.664 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 797 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.321 km S of Adak, Alaska · 796 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.749 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 796 days ago · 47 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.833 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 796 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.767 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 796 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.556 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 796 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.7138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.5100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.644 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 52 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 3.2131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.646 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.517 km S of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 3.360 km E of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.076 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 795 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.686 km W of Adak, Alaska · 794 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.582 km W of Adak, Alaska · 794 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.788 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 794 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.596 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 794 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.859 km S of Adak, Alaska · 794 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.949 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 794 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.559 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 793 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.241 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 792 days ago · 108 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.647 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 792 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.959 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 792 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.659 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 792 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.177 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 791 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.863 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 791 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.559 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 790 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.658 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 790 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.7100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 790 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.5105 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 790 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.8128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 789 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.694 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 789 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 3.179 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 789 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.762 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 789 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.554 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 789 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.632 km E of Adak, Alaska · 789 days ago · 134 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.778 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 788 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.657 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 788 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.757 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 788 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.977 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 787 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.755 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 787 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.8138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 787 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.7109 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 799 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.552 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 799 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.592 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 799 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.049 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.6130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.650 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.570 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.7106 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.574 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 800 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.794 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 801 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.661 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 801 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.042 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 801 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.560 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 801 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.755 km S of Adak, Alaska · 801 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.563 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 802 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.871 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 802 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.542 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 802 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.688 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 802 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.673 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 802 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away

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