Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 283 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 283 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, May 15, 2019, 5:34 AM GMT-12 (17:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-05-15 17:34:01 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.218° N, 179.710° 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
3.4ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
3.4ML, 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 10.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
315°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7289 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.5205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.1246 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.7287 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.3218 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.1239 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2641 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.4279 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2638 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.3279 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2638 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 2.6232 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.7230 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60003rzt (also filed as ak01967jvkbt). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.