Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 8:47 PM GMT-12 (08:47 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 160 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-15 08:47:31 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.017° N, 179.863° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
240°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 since this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.4160 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 7 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 7 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.8242 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.4242 km W of Adak, Alaska · 5 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.9271 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.5162 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.7260 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.7286 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 8 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.5281 km W of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.1199 km W of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.3158 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.2290 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.9150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.5214 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.4201 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.5151 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.3149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.6222 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.7253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.6151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.6174 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 88 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.8214 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.5152 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026shjflu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.