Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 191 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 191 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Jan 17, 2026, 12:53 PM HAST (22:53 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 99 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-17 22:53:16 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.380° N, 175.282° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
234°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2112 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.8105 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 238 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.593 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 238 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.5145 km S of Adak, Alaska · 230 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.699 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 223 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.1101 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 223 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.7174 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 206 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 2.8179 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 259 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.4138 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 261 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.0133 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 274 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.9128 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 274 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.9132 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 275 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.3201 km S of Atka, Alaska · 276 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.2190 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 281 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.8118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 282 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.9210 km S of Atka, Alaska · 286 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bfddng. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC.