M2.6 earthquake 206 km S of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 206 km S of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 8:34 AM HAST (18:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 259 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-12-10 18:34:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 50.026° N, 176.324° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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 3.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 267°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 21
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0259 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.5191 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.5111 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.6164 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006r5g. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:37 AM UTC.