Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 119 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 119 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jan 8, 2019, 2:58 PM HAST (00:58 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 25 km SW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-09 00:58:28 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.061° N, 177.750° 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
14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 125.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019ew6m4x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.