Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 71 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 71 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Sep 5, 2026, 4:23 AM HADT (13:23 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 34 km S of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-05 13:23:36 UTC
Depth
19.3 km (12.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.268° N, 176.308° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.9 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
228°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
29

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 since this one and 143 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.269 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 27 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.476 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 27 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.557 km S of Adak, Alaska · 27 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.467 km S of Adak, Alaska · 27 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.265 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 27 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.568 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 27 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.6119 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 27 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.593 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 27 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.794 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 27 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.254 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 26 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.479 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 26 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.467 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 26 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.237 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 26 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.86 km E of Adak, Alaska · 26 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.7107 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 26 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.450 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 25 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.479 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 25 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.271 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 25 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.739 km E of Adak, Alaska · 25 days ago · 82 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.9160 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.473 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 24 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.377 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 24 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.368 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 24 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.586 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 24 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.086 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 24 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.458 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 24 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.686 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 24 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.981 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 24 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.271 km S of Adak, Alaska · 24 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.160 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 24 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.668 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 24 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.983 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 24 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.876 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 23 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.576 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 23 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.071 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 23 days ago · 150 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.598 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 22 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.892 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 22 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.9164 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 22 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.478 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 21 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.287 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 21 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 3.248 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 21 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.6102 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 21 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.7105 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 21 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.166 km S of Adak, Alaska · 21 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.173 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 21 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.970 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 21 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.071 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 20 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.052 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 20 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.169 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 20 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.876 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 20 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.084 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 20 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.873 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 20 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.945 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 20 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.173 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 20 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.976 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 20 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.946 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 20 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.759 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 20 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.4133 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 19 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.837 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 19 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.077 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 19 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 2.162 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 28 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.3102 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 28 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.760 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 28 days ago · 92 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.365 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 30 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.670 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 30 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.816 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 30 days ago · 82 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.638 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.935 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 31 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.062 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 31 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.870 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 31 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 3.546 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 32 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.669 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 32 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.960 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 32 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.971 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 33 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.859 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 33 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.610 km S of Adak, Alaska · 34 days ago · 98 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.472 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 34 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.567 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 34 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.282 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 34 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.770 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 34 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026rpgfdk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.