Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 94 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 94 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Mar 24, 2025, 1:25 PM HADT (22:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 71 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-03-24 22:25:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.076° N, 176.180° 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
3.0ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 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 4.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.887 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.790 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.077 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.6184 km S of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.0106 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.981 km S of Adak, Alaska · 557 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.866 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 557 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.8117 km S of Adak, Alaska · 557 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.989 km S of Adak, Alaska · 557 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.192 km S of Adak, Alaska · 557 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.791 km S of Adak, Alaska · 557 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.6100 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 557 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.4113 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 557 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.180 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 557 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.5109 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 557 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.581 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 557 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.861 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 556 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.859 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 556 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.894 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 556 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.993 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 556 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.888 km S of Adak, Alaska · 556 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.092 km S of Adak, Alaska · 556 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.9103 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 556 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.556 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 556 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.9127 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 556 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.0108 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 556 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.663 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 556 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.664 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 556 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.895 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 556 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.980 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 556 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 4.075 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 556 days ago · 38 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.188 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 556 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.081 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 556 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.555 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 555 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.668 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 555 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.891 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 555 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.5118 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 555 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.0126 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 555 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.666 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 555 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.660 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 555 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.098 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 555 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.772 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 555 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.957 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 555 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.965 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 554 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.874 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 554 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.677 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 554 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.870 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 554 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.648 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 554 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.571 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 554 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.751 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 554 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.694 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 554 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.856 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 553 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.684 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 553 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.893 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 553 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.847 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 553 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.873 km E of Adak, Alaska · 553 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.286 km E of Adak, Alaska · 552 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.9117 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 552 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.645 km S of Adak, Alaska · 552 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.597 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 552 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.868 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.779 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.977 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.776 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.776 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.899 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.755 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.676 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.676 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.921 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.675 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.664 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.2104 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 69 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.6110 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.791 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.779 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.876 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.876 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 38 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.675 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.978 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 558 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away

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