Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 169 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 169 km S of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 9:28 AM HADT (18:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 166 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-07-19 18:28:22 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.372° N, 176.213° 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
3.8mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.153 · 12 stations
2.5ML, 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 2.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
40

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7153 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2625 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.297 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.8182 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.5164 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.981 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.5202 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.6104 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.176 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.1175 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.898 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.672 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.572 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.571 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 5.4166 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  15. 1.8186 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.2198 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.6166 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.6160 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.7166 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.789 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.592 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2635 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.878 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.972 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.8154 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.3179 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60004zz5 (also filed as ak019972d9uz). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.