Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 82 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 82 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 8:46 PM HADT (05:46 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 128 km SW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2018-10-28 05:46:13 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.887° N, 177.829° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 185.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av61805486. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.