M2.5 earthquake 112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Feb 11, 2019, 11:48 PM HAST (09:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 122 km WSW 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.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 143.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000j90m (also filed as ak0191z9r6mi). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.