Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 158 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 158 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Nov 1, 2018, 8:18 PM HADT (05:18 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 112 km SSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-11-02 05:18:47 UTC
Depth
27.2 km (16.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.588° N, 175.652° 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

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Stations used
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.687 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.368 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.061 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.5173 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.9105 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.9103 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.686 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.899 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.797 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.063 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.2115 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.7118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.6106 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.8112 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.9117 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.078 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.573 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.069 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.2108 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.363 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.6103 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.6161 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.262 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.572 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.5176 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018e25jbq6 (also filed as ak20335701). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.