Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 91 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 91 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Apr 25, 2018, 10:34 AM HADT (19:34 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 81 km SW 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: Wed, Apr 25, 2018, 10:34 AM HADT
UTC: 2018-04-25 19:34:16 UTC
Depth: 63.1 km (39.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.568° N, 177.863° 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: 17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 118.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0185aibgvo (also filed as ak19292757). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC.