Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 86 km ESE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 86 km ESE of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Jul 8, 2026, 11:34 PM HADT (08:34 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 93 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-07-09 08:34:21 UTC
Depth
39.7 km (24.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.499° N, 175.545° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 11.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
234°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 139 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.967 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 83 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.066 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 83 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.965 km S of Adak, Alaska · 83 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.945 km S of Adak, Alaska · 83 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.6131 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 83 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.5131 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 83 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.4147 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 82 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.556 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 82 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.149 km S of Adak, Alaska · 82 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.444 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 82 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.5116 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 82 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.376 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 82 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.262 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 82 days ago · 106 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.486 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 81 days ago · 65 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.363 km S of Adak, Alaska · 81 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.567 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 80 days ago · 153 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.592 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 80 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.149 km S of Adak, Alaska · 80 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.758 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 80 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.064 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 80 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 3.7110 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 80 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.664 km E of Adak, Alaska · 80 days ago · 82 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 3.034 km S of Atka, Alaska · 79 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 3.692 km S of Atka, Alaska · 79 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.949 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 79 days ago · 163 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.479 km S of Adak, Alaska · 79 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.173 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 79 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.374 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 79 days ago · 120 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.964 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 79 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.571 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 78 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.948 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 78 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.610 km S of Adak, Alaska · 78 days ago · 188 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.3114 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 77 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.374 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 77 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.567 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 77 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.848 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 77 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.490 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 77 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.170 km S of Adak, Alaska · 76 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.378 km S of Adak, Alaska · 76 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.632 km E of Adak, Alaska · 76 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.172 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 76 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.835 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 76 days ago · 230 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.173 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 76 days ago · 187 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.375 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 76 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.367 km S of Adak, Alaska · 76 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.61 km E of Adak, Alaska · 76 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.764 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 76 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.674 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 75 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.473 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 75 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.024 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 75 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.7110 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 75 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 3.3112 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 74 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 3.0117 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 74 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.271 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 74 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.459 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 74 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 3.178 km W of Atka, Alaska · 73 days ago · 248 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 3.720 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 73 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.383 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 73 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.824 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 73 days ago · 172 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.534 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 73 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.864 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 84 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.288 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 84 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.070 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 84 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.481 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 84 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.869 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 84 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.174 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 84 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.765 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 84 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.966 km S of Adak, Alaska · 84 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.732 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 84 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.018 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 84 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.365 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 84 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.076 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 84 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.653 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 85 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.582 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 85 days ago · 133 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.877 km E of Adak, Alaska · 85 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.744 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 85 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.550 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 85 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.070 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 85 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.181 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 86 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 3.161 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 86 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026nlthin. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.