Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 62 km ESE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 62 km ESE of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jan 28, 2018, 9:19 PM HAST (07:19 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 22 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Jan 28, 2018, 9:19 PM HAST
UTC: 2018-01-29 07:19:45 UTC
Depth: 47.9 km (29.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.603° N, 175.835° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 132.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0181c2v9oc (also filed as ak18384139). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.