Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 78 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 78 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Sep 11, 2026, 9:53 AM HADT (18:53 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 97 km SSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-11 18:53:30 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.243° N, 176.133° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 since this one and 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.287 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 19 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.248 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 19 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.6102 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 19 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.7105 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 19 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.166 km S of Adak, Alaska · 19 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.173 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 18 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.970 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 18 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.071 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 18 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.052 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 18 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.169 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 18 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.876 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 18 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.084 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 18 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.873 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 18 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.945 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 18 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.173 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 17 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.976 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 17 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.946 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 17 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.759 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 17 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.4133 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 17 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.837 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 17 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.077 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 17 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.151 km E of Adak, Alaska · 17 days ago · 95 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.679 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 17 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.156 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 16 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.555 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 16 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.585 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 16 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.813 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 16 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.045 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 15 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.371 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 15 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.5118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 15 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 3.048 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 15 days ago · 56 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.9119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.666 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.274 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 13 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.368 km S of Adak, Alaska · 13 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.272 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 13 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.172 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 13 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 3.183 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 12 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.256 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 12 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.682 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 12 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.372 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.074 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.378 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.275 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.736 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.50 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.360 km S of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.142 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 174 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.7106 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 9 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.074 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.284 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.372 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.946 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.827 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 3.397 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.469 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.983 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.276 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.168 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.838 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 2.9164 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 20 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.892 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 20 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.598 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 20 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.071 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 20 days ago · 150 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.576 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 21 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.983 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 21 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.577 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 21 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.271 km S of Adak, Alaska · 21 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.981 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 21 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.692 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 21 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.458 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 21 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.1110 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 22 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.586 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 22 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.368 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 22 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.377 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 22 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.473 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 22 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.7149 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 22 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.541 km E of Adak, Alaska · 22 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.271 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 22 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.479 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 23 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026satiph. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC.