Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 259 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 259 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 7:38 AM GMT+12 (19:38 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 219 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-15 19:38:47 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.259° N, 179.758° E
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
3.3ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.081 · 20 stations
2.9ML, 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 4.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
31

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 687 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 686 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 686 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 686 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.3186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 685 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.0233 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 685 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 685 days ago · 84 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 683 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 683 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 683 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.9297 km W of Adak, Alaska · 683 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.4236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 680 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.8282 km W of Adak, Alaska · 680 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.2210 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 677 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 676 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 676 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 675 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.2220 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 674 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.3209 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 674 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.1246 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 674 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 674 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.4244 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 674 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.2194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 673 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.7180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 673 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.8240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 673 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 673 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 673 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 3.2270 km W of Adak, Alaska · 672 days ago · 182 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 3.1248 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 672 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 3.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 671 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.7200 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 671 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 670 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 4.5219 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 670 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.5211 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 669 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.4201 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 669 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.4217 km W of Adak, Alaska · 669 days ago · 95 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 4.3203 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 669 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 669 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.7212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 668 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.2286 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 668 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.1199 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 668 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 3.1278 km W of Adak, Alaska · 668 days ago · 61 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.9245 km W of Adak, Alaska · 668 days ago · 157 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.0250 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 668 days ago · 58 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.2224 km W of Adak, Alaska · 667 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.8175 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 667 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.3228 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 666 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.8237 km W of Adak, Alaska · 666 days ago · 94 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 3.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 665 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.8261 km W of Adak, Alaska · 665 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 665 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 665 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.4182 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 664 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.1256 km W of Adak, Alaska · 664 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.3189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 3.1239 km W of Adak, Alaska · 662 days ago · 170 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 662 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 661 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.9253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 659 days ago · 63 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 3.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 659 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 2.1253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 691 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.6243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 691 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 691 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.1286 km W of Adak, Alaska · 692 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.3214 km W of Adak, Alaska · 693 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 693 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.2236 km W of Adak, Alaska · 693 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 693 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 693 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 693 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.5177 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 694 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.8226 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 695 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.1291 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 696 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 696 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 696 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 697 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 3.3248 km W of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 177 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.3243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.6269 km W of Adak, Alaska · 697 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.7199 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 698 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000p0ha (also filed as ak024epjije0). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.