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4.3MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

151 km SW of Adak, Alaska

USGS

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 151 km SW of Adak, Alaska on 11 Sept 2026, 10:52 UTC. The hypocentre was 13.8 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. 1 other earthquake above our reporting threshold has been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
13.8 km

shallow

Latitude
51.11°N

178.43°W longitude

Time
10:52 UTC

11 Sept 2026

Magnitude
M4.3

ml

EPICENTRE

View the official report

MAGNITUDE 4.3

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 89 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 43 tonnes of TNT.

13.8 KM DEEP

Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.

NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS

1 earthquake above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.3.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.3 earthquake — Adak, Alaska · Quakewire