Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 252 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 252 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Dec 1, 2018, 3:04 AM GMT+12 (15:04 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 197 km WSW of Adak, 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
2018-11-30 15:04:03 UTC
Depth
78.7 km (48.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.577° N, 179.745° E
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
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.0270 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.9153 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.6198 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.4273 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.4169 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.1183 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.7220 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.8219 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.9186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.4178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.0215 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 170 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.9243 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 140 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.9175 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.1235 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 103 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.8152 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.4286 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 185 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.9165 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.4240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.7240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.4205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.3195 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 86 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.2225 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.6272 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.8169 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.5263 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.6267 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018fcmga4x (also filed as ak20418529). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.