Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 175 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 175 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Nov 6, 2019, 4:28 AM HAST (14:28 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 206 km S of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-06 14:28:18 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.345° N, 176.041° 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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9142 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.577 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.686 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.0104 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.4190 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.588 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.987 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.6206 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.6141 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.8106 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.1136 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.681 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.3176 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.383 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.5196 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.097 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.384 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019e8x3p02. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.