Alaska earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 53 km ENE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 53 km ENE of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Feb 10, 2019, 4:33 AM HAST (14:33 UTC), 157 km (98 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-02-10 14:33:34 UTC
Depth
156.9 km (97.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.122° N, 175.969° 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
4.4mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.041 · 173 stations
4.0ML, 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 9.7 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
68

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 94.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jfz6 (also filed as ak0191w1kgtw). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.