Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 192 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 192 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Mar 1, 2016, 4:19 PM HAST (02:19 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 278 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-02 02:19:24 UTC
Depth
42.8 km (26.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.406° N, 179.313° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6170 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3869 days ago · 88 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.5130 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3869 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.3180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 62 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.1210 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 182 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.9119 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3867 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3865 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.4219 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 94 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.1115 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.0110 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.4154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.2128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.1115 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.0288 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.1235 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 81 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.3160 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.0232 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3853 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.1106 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.8103 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3848 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.8110 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.2160 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.6127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.9121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.0111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3844 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.7251 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3843 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3842 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.2124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3837 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.8104 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3835 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.4181 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3835 days ago · 50 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.8114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 3.8255 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.098 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.4192 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 69 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.6216 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.8132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3831 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.7130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3831 days ago · 205 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 3.3133 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3831 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.0132 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3831 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.5249 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.8124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.8112 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.9110 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 5.6278 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away · tsunami flag
  45. 3.7289 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 4.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 4.4266 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 4.3288 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 3.3286 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 4.4285 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3829 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 3.8177 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3829 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 4.0269 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3829 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.0110 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3827 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.1139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3825 days ago · 75 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.9133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3824 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.7109 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3824 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 4.1206 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3823 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.0114 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3823 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.7130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3822 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 3.0125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3822 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 2.7109 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.2129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.897 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.9140 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.8108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3872 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.1110 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3872 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.1141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3872 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.8112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3873 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.2170 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3874 days ago · 89 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.7111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3875 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.5225 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3876 days ago · 96 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.6209 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3877 days ago · 88 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.0122 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3877 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.4160 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3878 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.0112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3879 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.0106 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3879 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.2226 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3880 days ago · 77 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.495 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3880 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.9274 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3882 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0162ukmicc (also filed as ak12966991). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.