Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 8:59 PM HAST (06:59 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 127 km SW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-23 06:59:12 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.623° N, 178.590° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.1ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.27ML, local (Richter)AVFinal · ±0.233 · 11 stations

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How well it is located

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Stations used
24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 148.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019f0wnrdk (also filed as av62108426). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:12 PM UTC.