Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 138 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 138 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 5:25 PM HAST (03:25 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 209 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 5:25 PM HAST
UTC: 2021-01-31 03:25:22 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.108° N, 178.207° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 264°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 153.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000di0v (also filed as ak0211fblgze). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.