M2.3 earthquake 286 km SW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 286 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 1:38 PM GMT-12 (01:38 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 241 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-08-23 01:38:59 UTC
- Depth
- 11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.861° N, 179.164° 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
- 22
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.4277 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.9281 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.5270 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.6261 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.0245 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.1212 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.3241 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019aso49g2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.