M2.6 earthquake 34 km ESE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 34 km ESE of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 7:19 AM HAST (17:19 UTC), 134 km (83 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 90 km E 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
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
2.6	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: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 111.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j9t2 (also filed as ak019u1wt7e). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.