Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 149 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 149 km S of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 10:31 PM HADT (07:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 210 km S of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-25 07:31:12 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.553° N, 176.242° 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
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2108 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.5116 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.2114 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.996 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.6120 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3837 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.857 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.868 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3831 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.6121 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3831 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.663 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3828 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.359 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3825 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.058 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3822 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.875 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3822 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.189 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3820 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.8146 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.553 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.754 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.556 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.1186 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.285 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.8210 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.985 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.369 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.552 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.573 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.175 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.254 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.179 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.079 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.2184 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3872 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0163wp17d4 (also filed as ak13304137). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.