Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 62 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 62 km S of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Jan 3, 2026, 5:58 AM HAST (15:58 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 39 km E of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-03 15:58:18 UTC
Depth
29.8 km (18.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.315° N, 176.594° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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 10.8 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.634 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 273 days ago · 218 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.968 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 270 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.547 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 269 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.751 km S of Adak, Alaska · 269 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.437 km S of Adak, Alaska · 269 days ago · 51 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.851 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 269 days ago · 154 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.23 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 269 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.43 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 269 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.567 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 269 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.547 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 269 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.22 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 269 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.975 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 268 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 3.190 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 267 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.045 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 267 days ago · 57 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.853 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 263 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.537 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 262 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.675 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 262 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.572 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 261 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 3.4138 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 261 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.990 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 261 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 4.228 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 261 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.869 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 259 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.328 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 258 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.755 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 258 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.676 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 257 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.967 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 257 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 3.568 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 257 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.237 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 257 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.569 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 257 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.536 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 257 days ago · 125 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.872 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 256 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.796 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 256 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.591 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 256 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.632 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 256 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 3.337 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 255 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.940 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 255 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.340 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 254 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 3.169 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 254 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.5108 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 254 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 3.044 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 253 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.631 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.777 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 253 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.578 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 253 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.033 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 253 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.156 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 252 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 3.445 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 252 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 5.339 km E of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  48. 2.463 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.454 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.563 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.142 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.755 km E of Adak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 164 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.292 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 3.2112 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 3.246 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.454 km S of Adak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.584 km S of Adak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.7100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 249 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.466 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 249 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.270 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 249 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 2.255 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 273 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.741 km S of Adak, Alaska · 273 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.776 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 273 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.684 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 273 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.558 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 274 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.643 km S of Adak, Alaska · 274 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.696 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 275 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.074 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 275 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.064 km S of Adak, Alaska · 276 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.599 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 276 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.258 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 277 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.475 km E of Adak, Alaska · 278 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.544 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 279 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.981 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 281 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.272 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 282 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.441 km S of Adak, Alaska · 282 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.238 km S of Adak, Alaska · 283 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 283 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.360 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 283 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.147 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 283 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026aexfog. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.