Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 75 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 75 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 3:12 AM HAST (13:12 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 51 km S 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
2025-01-14 13:12:52 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.379° N, 175.897° 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 · ±0.097 · 14 stations
2.1ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.174 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 625 days ago · 32 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.759 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 625 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.241 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 625 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.66 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 625 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.078 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 624 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.033 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 624 days ago · 58 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.96 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 624 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.949 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 623 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.977 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 623 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.840 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 623 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.852 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 623 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.949 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 623 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.924 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 623 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.370 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 622 days ago · 161 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.0102 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 622 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.373 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 622 days ago · 175 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.830 km W of Adak, Alaska · 622 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.8108 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 622 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.975 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 622 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.1103 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 622 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.8112 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 621 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.075 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 621 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.069 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 621 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.766 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 621 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.970 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 621 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.666 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 621 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.971 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 620 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.954 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 620 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.862 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 620 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.865 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 620 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.367 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 619 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.857 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 618 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.648 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 618 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 4.951 km S of Adak, Alaska · 617 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 3.684 km S of Adak, Alaska · 617 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 4.067 km S of Adak, Alaska · 617 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.149 km S of Adak, Alaska · 615 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.763 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 615 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.953 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 615 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.047 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 615 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.049 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 614 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.836 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 614 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 3.1116 km S of Adak, Alaska · 614 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.085 km E of Adak, Alaska · 613 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.062 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 613 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.959 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 613 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.057 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 613 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.359 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 612 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 3.363 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 612 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.650 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 612 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.652 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 612 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.859 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 612 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.755 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 611 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.956 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 611 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.721 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 611 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.960 km S of Adak, Alaska · 611 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 3.352 km S of Adak, Alaska · 611 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.113 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 611 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.779 km S of Adak, Alaska · 610 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.849 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 609 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.147 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 626 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.250 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 626 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.261 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 626 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.162 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 627 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.030 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 627 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.682 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 627 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.951 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 627 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.390 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 627 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.166 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 628 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.876 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 628 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.865 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 630 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.226 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 630 days ago · 140 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.679 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 630 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.671 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 630 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 3.564 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 630 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.877 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 630 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 3.245 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 630 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.948 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 630 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.170 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 631 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.551 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 631 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pcen (also filed as ak025ndc6kt). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:19 AM UTC.