Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 110 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 110 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Apr 10, 2016, 7:23 AM HADT (16:23 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Apr 10, 2016, 7:23 AM HADT
UTC: 2016-04-10 16:23:15 UTC
Depth: 50.4 km (31.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.486° N, 178.107° 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: 19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 186.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0164naxy7y (also filed as ak13485838). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC.