Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 95 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 95 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 5:12 PM HAST (03:12 UTC), 106 km (66 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-02-20 03:12:07 UTC
Depth
106.5 km (66.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.927° N, 178.016° 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
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
2.8ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.5 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
25

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 135.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jefb (also filed as ak0192ce9l8k). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.