M2.4 earthquake 150 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 150 km S of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Sep 22, 2024, 10:14 PM HADT (07:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 68 km SSW of Adak, 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
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.109 · 11 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: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 142.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nnkp (also filed as ak024c9oqrax). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.