Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 102 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 102 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Sep 11, 2026, 10:50 PM HADT (07:50 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 105 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-12 07:50:07 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.015° N, 176.110° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
244°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 since this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7105 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.166 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.173 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.970 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.071 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.052 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.169 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.084 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.873 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.173 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.976 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.946 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.759 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.7192 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.4133 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 9 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.837 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.077 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.151 km E of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.679 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.156 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.555 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.813 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 7 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.5118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 6 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 3.048 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 6 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.9119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.666 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 6 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.274 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 5 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 3.248 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.478 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.9164 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 11 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.9164 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.892 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.598 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.576 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 12 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.577 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 13 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.271 km S of Adak, Alaska · 13 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.981 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 13 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.692 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 13 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.458 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 13 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.1110 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.541 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.271 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.479 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.450 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 15 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.7107 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 15 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.86 km E of Adak, Alaska · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.237 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 15 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026sbtfxa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.