Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 127 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 127 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Jan 5, 2019, 8:55 AM HAST (18:55 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-05 18:55:42 UTC
Depth
32.5 km (20.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.215° N, 178.146° 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
3.2ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
3.2ML, 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 4.5 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
258°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 150.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j0mi (also filed as ak0198kqf4d). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.