Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 262 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 262 km W of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 7:22 PM GMT+12 (07:22 UTC), 179 km (111 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 263 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 7:22 PM GMT+12
UTC: 2026-09-10 07:22:20 UTC
Depth: 179.3 km (111.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 51.874° N, 179.548° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 90°
Stations used: 17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 since this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000th3z (also filed as aka2026ryagzq). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC.