Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 89 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 89 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 4:25 AM HADT (13:25 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 122 km SW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 4:25 AM HADT
UTC: 2026-06-30 13:25:32 UTC
Depth: 11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.856° N, 177.938° 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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.2 · 8 stations
1.27	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.261570727609105 · 6 stations

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 7.4 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.20
Station coverage gap: 116°
Stations used: 10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 123 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026mvmutc (also filed as av94280053). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.