Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 95 km NE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 95 km NE of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 9:07 PM HAST (07:07 UTC), 217 km (135 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 39 km E of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-14 07:07:08 UTC
Depth
217.5 km (135.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.505° N, 175.692° 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
3.1ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.097 · 14 stations
2.8ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterReviewed · ±0.2 · 12 stations

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 15.9 km horizontally, 12.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.537 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 261 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.536 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 255 days ago · 125 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.591 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 255 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.632 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 255 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.156 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.836 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 250 days ago · 179 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 5.339 km E of Adak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  8. 2.755 km E of Adak, Alaska · 249 days ago · 164 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.246 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 249 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.648 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 248 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.280 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 245 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.78 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 244 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.724 km W of Atka, Alaska · 244 days ago · 123 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.976 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 244 days ago · 125 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.841 km E of Adak, Alaska · 244 days ago · 136 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.949 km E of Adak, Alaska · 243 days ago · 133 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.244 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 243 days ago · 201 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 5.140 km E of Adak, Alaska · 242 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.02 km S of Adak, Alaska · 242 days ago · 121 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.356 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 241 days ago · 134 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 5.074 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 233 days ago · 157 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.789 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 232 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 3.944 km E of Adak, Alaska · 231 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.781 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 230 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.827 km W of Atka, Alaska · 229 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.647 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 227 days ago · 105 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 3.737 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 226 days ago · 145 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 4.047 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 226 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.821 km E of Adak, Alaska · 224 days ago · 92 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.947 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 222 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.02 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 222 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.542 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 220 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.383 km E of Adak, Alaska · 208 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.379 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 206 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 3.952 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 204 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 3.444 km E of Adak, Alaska · 201 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.045 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 266 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.190 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 266 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.22 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 267 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.43 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 267 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.23 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 267 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.851 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 268 days ago · 154 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.634 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 271 days ago · 218 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.475 km E of Adak, Alaska · 277 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.981 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 280 days ago · 61 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.738 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 290 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rpl7 (also filed as ak2026aykpss). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.