Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 144 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 144 km S of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Jan 11, 2019, 3:46 PM HAST (01:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 69 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-12 01:46:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.574° N, 176.580° 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
3.0ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
3.0ML, 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 3.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
267°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.371 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.554 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.364 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.169 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.690 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.274 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.044 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.361 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.577 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.972 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.365 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.853 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.460 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.163 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.947 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.583 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.459 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.983 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.552 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.961 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.250 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.653 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 4.151 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.553 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.845 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 3.064 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.183 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.649 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.4119 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.060 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.6197 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.554 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.069 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.573 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.078 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.959 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.6182 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.985 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.063 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.156 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.797 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.899 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j3e3 (also filed as ak019jvbke7). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.