Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 55 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 55 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 3:35 PM HADT (00:35 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 48 km SE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-15 00:35:39 UTC
Depth
37.2 km (23.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.494° N, 176.124° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 24.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
270°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 since this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.585 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 7 days ago · 108 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.813 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 7 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.5118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 6 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.048 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 6 days ago · 56 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.9119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.669 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 6 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.666 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 5 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.274 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 5 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.736 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 25 hr ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.156 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.679 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.151 km E of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 95 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.077 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.837 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 8 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.4133 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 8 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.170 km W of Atka, Alaska · 8 days ago · 226 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.759 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.946 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.976 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.173 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.945 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.873 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.084 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.876 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.169 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.052 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.071 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 9 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.970 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.173 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 10 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000thpf (also filed as aka2026sgsuyo). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:01 AM UTC.