Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 84 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 84 km S of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Nov 13, 2018, 4:48 PM HAST (02:48 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, 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: Tue, Nov 13, 2018, 4:48 PM HAST
UTC: 2018-11-14 02:48:46 UTC
Depth: 32.1 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.125° N, 176.802° 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: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 163.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018elydm8r (also filed as ak20357750). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.