Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 75 km NE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 75 km NE of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jan 29, 2019, 2:17 AM HAST (12:17 UTC), 158 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
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-29 12:17:18 UTC
Depth
158.2 km (98.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.299° N, 175.768° 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
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.9 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.574 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.541 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.860 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.324 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.373 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.485 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 108 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.453 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 157 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.177 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.452 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.845 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 161 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.324 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.174 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.88 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.595 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.433 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.419 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.619 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2772 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.718 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.128 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.768 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.568 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 175 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.641 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.541 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.458 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.659 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2768 days ago · -2 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 5.190 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.485 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.783 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 3.693 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.355 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 61 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 4.1105 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 222 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.633 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.678 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.970 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.249 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.961 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.684 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 4.090 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 4.073 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 223 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 4.091 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.068 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.847 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.183 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.346 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.854 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 178 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.845 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 138 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.730 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.977 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.776 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 144 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 4.747 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2744 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.031 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.853 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.193 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.20 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.218 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.644 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.545 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.296 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.634 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 134 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.544 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.372 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 85 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.052 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.276 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.420 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.448 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.520 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.645 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.170 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.963 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.018 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away

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