Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 47 km ENE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 47 km ENE of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Mar 7, 2025, 3:48 AM HAST (13:48 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 85 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

More in Alaska

Map

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

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-03-07 13:48:04 UTC
Depth
130.2 km (80.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.065° N, 176.018° 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 · ±0.115 · 14 stations
2.6ML, 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 12.5 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
16

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. 2.186 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 574 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.775 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 574 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.936 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 573 days ago · 73 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.772 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 573 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.926 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 573 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.025 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 573 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.243 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 573 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.723 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 572 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.853 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 571 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.767 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.559 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.072 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.047 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.847 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.721 km W of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.720 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.079 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.668 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.853 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.054 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.157 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.948 km S of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.193 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 568 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.053 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.625 km S of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.621 km W of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.619 km W of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.658 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.521 km W of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.620 km W of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.648 km S of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.861 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.846 km W of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.838 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 567 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.972 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.261 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 566 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.749 km W of Atka, Alaska · 565 days ago · 190 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.623 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 565 days ago · 123 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.956 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 564 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.950 km S of Adak, Alaska · 564 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.963 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 564 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.062 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 564 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 3.170 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 564 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.042 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.773 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 4.876 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 3.580 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 3.083 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 3.981 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 3.883 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 3.580 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.171 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.181 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.459 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 3.976 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.178 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 4.679 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.072 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 3.182 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.779 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.744 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 576 days ago · 43 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.931 km S of Adak, Alaska · 576 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.642 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 576 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.153 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 577 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.852 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 577 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.179 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 577 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.749 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 577 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.933 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 577 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.53 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 577 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.63 km N of Adak, Alaska · 577 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.61 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 577 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.033 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 111 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.52 km NW of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.163 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 578 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.70 km W of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.72 km N of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.71 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.05 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.70 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.92 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000q4nj (also filed as ak02531dhu75). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:31 AM UTC.