Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 242 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 242 km W of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 9:15 PM GMT+12 (09:15 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-17 09:15:24 UTC
Depth
100.1 km (62.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.746° N, 179.849° E
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 15.5 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 since this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

Before

  1. 3.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 7 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.7243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 8 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.9271 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.7260 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.7286 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 8 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.5281 km W of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.1199 km W of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 92 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.2290 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.4201 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.6222 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.7253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.6174 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 88 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 4.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 12 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.6235 km W of Adak, Alaska · 12 days ago · 87 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.2262 km W of Adak, Alaska · 12 days ago · 179 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.5181 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 12 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 13 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026slcfbz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.