Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 199 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 199 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 4:14 PM HADT (01:14 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 281 km W of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-14 01:14:05 UTC
Depth
91.6 km (56.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.681° N, 179.510° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 since this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5281 km W of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.7260 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.5162 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.9271 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.7243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.4160 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 7 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.4134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 6 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.0132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 6 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.4242 km W of Adak, Alaska · 5 days ago · 100 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.0133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 8 hr ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.3158 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.2290 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.9150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.7121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.6126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.4201 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.5151 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.3149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.6222 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.7253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.5149 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.6151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.6174 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 88 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.8214 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.5152 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.4151 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.5151 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.1155 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 4.3151 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.1152 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026seybce. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC.