Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 128 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 128 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Apr 25, 2016, 2:53 PM HADT (23:53 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 216 km W of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Mon, Apr 25, 2016, 2:53 PM HADT
UTC: 2016-04-25 23:53:58 UTC
Depth: 18.7 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.796° N, 178.501° 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: 18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 165.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0165c8cpna (also filed as ak13504110). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC.