Significant 5.0 quake hits near Adak, Aleutians West, Alaska, USA

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake near Adak, Aleutians West, Alaska, USA, was reported only 14 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 27 miles beneath the epicenter early morning on Saturday, October 25th, 2025, at 1:13 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.0 earthquake as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.0.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Adak (pop. 330) located 35 miles from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 25, 2025 01:13 am (GMT -9) local time (25 Oct 2025 10:13 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 44.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 51.46°N / 176.18°W (Aleutians West, Alaska, United States)
Primary data source: EMSC
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