Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 96 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 96 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, May 7, 2026, 8:55 PM HADT (05:55 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-08 05:55:52 UTC
Depth
21.3 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.273° N, 177.646° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
236°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.297 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.855 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.470 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.374 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.374 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.392 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 147 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.674 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 147 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.150 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 147 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.856 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 147 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.3135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 147 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.3114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 147 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.3127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 147 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.477 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 147 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.596 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 147 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.397 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 147 days ago · 36 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.661 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 147 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.353 km W of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.856 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.463 km S of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.677 km S of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.383 km S of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.287 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.3158 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.937 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.1123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.070 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.690 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.115 km W of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.150 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 145 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.494 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 145 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.386 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 145 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.6133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 145 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.581 km W of Adak, Alaska · 145 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 3.176 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 145 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.694 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 145 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.9125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 144 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.476 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 144 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.949 km S of Adak, Alaska · 144 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.992 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.7146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.730 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 142 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.256 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 142 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.5132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 142 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.580 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 142 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.3101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 142 days ago · 181 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.358 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 142 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 3.2166 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 142 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.6147 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 142 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.686 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 141 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 3.741 km S of Adak, Alaska · 140 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.582 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 140 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 3.6114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 138 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.882 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 137 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.542 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 137 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 3.741 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 137 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.876 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 137 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 3.194 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 137 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 3.086 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 136 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.473 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 136 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.490 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 136 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.371 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.5140 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.5138 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.663 km S of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.690 km S of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.669 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.363 km S of Adak, Alaska · 149 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.056 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 149 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.142 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 149 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.7121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 150 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.3127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 150 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.645 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 150 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.7134 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 152 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.389 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 152 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.285 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 152 days ago · 37 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.3115 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 152 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.453 km S of Adak, Alaska · 153 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.554 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 153 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.855 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 154 days ago · 91 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026jbaqtk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.