Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 202 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 202 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Jan 13, 2018, 11:16 PM HAST (09:16 UTC), 173 km (107 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 204 km WNW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-14 09:16:30 UTC
Depth
172.6 km (107.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.035° N, 179.567° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 101.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018naz96e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC.