Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 62 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 62 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Apr 26, 2025, 12:47 PM HADT (21:47 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 45 km W of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-04-26 21:47:39 UTC
Depth
20.2 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.610° N, 177.435° 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
1.9ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.07ML, local (Richter)AVFinal · ±0.247795394746749 · 16 stations

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
36

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 180 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0255c74inx (also filed as av93588096). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.