Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 273 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 273 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Dec 15, 2018, 8:17 PM GMT+12 (08:17 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 266 km W 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
2018-12-15 08:17:17 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.658° N, 179.419° 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
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7220 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.0215 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 170 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.9243 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 140 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.1235 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 103 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.9272 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 71 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.8201 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 110 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 127 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.4212 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.9244 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 136 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.3266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 70 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 2.6198 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.0270 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.2197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.4252 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 79 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.4286 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 185 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.4240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 106 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.7240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.3195 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018g1bf9ot. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.