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4.2MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

USGS

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on 01 Nov 2026, 10:56 UTC. The hypocentre was 31.9 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. 4 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
31.9 km

shallow

Latitude
51.16°N

178.43°W longitude

Time
10:56 UTC

01 Nov 2026

Magnitude
M4.2

mb

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.2

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 30 tonnes of TNT.

31.9 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

4 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.6.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.2 earthquake — Adak, Alaska · Quakewire