Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 24 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Feb 4, 2019, 9:27 PM HAST (07:27 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 90 km E of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-02-05 07:27:27 UTC
Depth
47.7 km (29.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.678° N, 176.486° 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
21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 111.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0191nnodgr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.