Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 279 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 279 km W of Adak, Alaska on Wed, May 15, 2019, 12:39 PM GMT+12 (00:39 UTC), 59 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 266 km W 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
2019-05-15 00:39:05 UTC
Depth
58.5 km (36.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.167° N, 179.323° 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.

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Stations used
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.5285 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.6267 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 60 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.7260 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.3248 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.3242 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 157 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.0267 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 89 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2668 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2668 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.4223 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 91 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.5198 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 173 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2662 days ago · -3 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.2201 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.9200 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 110 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 81 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 115 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.6266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 95 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2654 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.3256 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2644 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 3.7266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2639 days ago · 97 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.9197 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.4280 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 168 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.9266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2713 days ago · 71 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.1225 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 130 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019679s815. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC.