Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 74 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 74 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 6:12 AM HADT (15:12 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 75 km SE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-25 15:12:21 UTC
Depth
24.5 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.391° N, 175.899° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 since this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.674 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 6 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.972 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 6 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.573 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 5 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.827 km W of Adak, Alaska · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.397 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.469 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 4 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.983 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 4 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.276 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 4 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.168 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 4 days ago · 37 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.838 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 4 days ago · 62 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.067 km E of Adak, Alaska · 4 days ago · 80 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.075 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 16 hr ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 2.564 km S of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.174 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.090 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.777 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.073 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.839 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 67 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.946 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.372 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.284 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.074 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.7106 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 11 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.079 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 244 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.639 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 171 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.360 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.50 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 11 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.736 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 12 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.676 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 12 days ago · 172 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.275 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 12 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.378 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 13 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.274 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 13 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026taigvb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC.