Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 56 km ESE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 56 km ESE of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Jan 24, 2026, 1:15 AM HAST (11:15 UTC), 62 km (38 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-24 11:15:02 UTC
Depth
61.6 km (38.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.684° N, 175.878° 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 31.9 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.445 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 253 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 5.339 km E of Adak, Alaska · 253 days ago · 61 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  3. 2.463 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 252 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.454 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 252 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.563 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 252 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.142 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 252 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.755 km E of Adak, Alaska · 252 days ago · 164 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.2112 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.246 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 51 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.454 km S of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.584 km S of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.466 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.270 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.755 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.460 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.648 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 76 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.551 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 249 days ago · 59 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 3.541 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 249 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.570 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 248 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.280 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 247 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.78 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 247 days ago · 81 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.976 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 247 days ago · 125 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.841 km E of Adak, Alaska · 246 days ago · 136 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.160 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 246 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.949 km E of Adak, Alaska · 246 days ago · 133 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.5116 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.549 km S of Adak, Alaska · 246 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.651 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 245 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 5.140 km E of Adak, Alaska · 245 days ago · 62 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  30. 3.259 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 245 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 3.02 km S of Adak, Alaska · 244 days ago · 121 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 3.267 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 244 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 3.393 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 244 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 3.356 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 244 days ago · 134 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.618 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 240 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.8105 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.015 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 240 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.593 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 240 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.453 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 240 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.816 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 239 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.655 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 239 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.918 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 239 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.764 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 237 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 5.074 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 235 days ago · 157 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.237 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 234 days ago · 74 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.960 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 234 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 3.789 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 234 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 3.894 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 233 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 3.944 km E of Adak, Alaska · 233 days ago · 62 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.972 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 233 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.781 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 232 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.478 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 232 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.564 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 232 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.463 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 232 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.490 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 231 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 3.173 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 230 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.468 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 230 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.647 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 229 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 3.737 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 229 days ago · 145 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 3.173 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 228 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 2.033 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 254 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.631 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 254 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.044 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 254 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.975 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 255 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.169 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 255 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.340 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 256 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.940 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 256 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.337 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 256 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.632 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 257 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.591 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 257 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.872 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 258 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.536 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 258 days ago · 125 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.569 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 258 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.237 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 258 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.568 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 258 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.967 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 258 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.755 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 259 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.328 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 259 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.869 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 260 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 4.228 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 262 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026brcbhc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.