Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 13 km NNE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Nov 26, 2019, 6:33 AM HAST (16:33 UTC), 172 km (107 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 84 km W of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-26 16:33:44 UTC
Depth
171.9 km (106.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.993° N, 176.576° 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
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 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 15.6 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006fcq (also filed as ak019f612nbq). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.