Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 216 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 216 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 11:12 AM HADT (20:12 UTC), 199 km (124 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 11:12 AM HADT
UTC: 2026-06-08 20:12:13 UTC
Depth: 199.3 km (123.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 52.026° N, 179.780° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.9 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 105.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000srmp (also filed as aka2026lhjmrk). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC.