Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 83 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 83 km S of Adak, Alaska on Sat, May 9, 2026, 1:06 PM HADT (22:06 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 43 km E 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
2026-05-09 22:06:54 UTC
Depth
18.2 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.133° N, 176.421° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
285°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.287 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.937 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.265 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.070 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.690 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.115 km W of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.150 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.570 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 148 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.480 km E of Adak, Alaska · 147 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.494 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 147 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.5141 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 147 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.386 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 147 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.176 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 147 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.476 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.380 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.572 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.949 km S of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.992 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 146 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.262 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 145 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.740 km E of Adak, Alaska · 145 days ago · 138 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.730 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 145 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.256 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 145 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.270 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 144 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.580 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 144 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.358 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 144 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.686 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 3.693 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 3.741 km S of Adak, Alaska · 142 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.582 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 142 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.371 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 141 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.882 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 140 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.542 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 139 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 3.741 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 139 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.876 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 139 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 3.194 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 139 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.473 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 138 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.490 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 138 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.360 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 138 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.487 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 138 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.489 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 136 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.329 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 135 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.955 km S of Adak, Alaska · 135 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.167 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 135 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 3.489 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 135 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.063 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 135 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.662 km S of Adak, Alaska · 134 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.951 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 134 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.383 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 134 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 3.971 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 133 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.9169 km S of Adak, Alaska · 131 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 4.943 km E of Adak, Alaska · 130 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.467 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 130 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 2.582 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 130 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.674 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 130 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.747 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 130 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 3.459 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 130 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 3.361 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 130 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.463 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 130 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 3.356 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 130 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 3.157 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 129 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.677 km S of Adak, Alaska · 149 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.463 km S of Adak, Alaska · 149 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.856 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 149 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.661 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 149 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.397 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 149 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.062 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 149 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.596 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 149 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.477 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 149 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.7143 km S of Adak, Alaska · 149 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.856 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 150 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.150 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 150 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.674 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 150 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.392 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 150 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.374 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 150 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.374 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 150 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.470 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 150 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.855 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 150 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.396 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 150 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.373 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 150 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.370 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 150 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026jedbeo. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.