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4.1MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

34 km S of Adak, Alaska

USGS

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 34 km S of Adak, Alaska on 03 Oct 2026, 01:03 UTC. The hypocentre was 49.1 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. 2 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
49.1 km

shallow

Latitude
51.57°N

176.69°W longitude

Time
01:03 UTC

03 Oct 2026

Magnitude
M4.1

mb

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.1

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 45 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 21 tonnes of TNT.

49.1 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

2 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.2.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.1 earthquake — Adak, Alaska · Quakewire