M2.3 earthquake 237 km SW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 237 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Apr 30, 2016, 12:27 PM HADT (21:27 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-04-30 21:27:00 UTC
- Depth
- 61.3 km (38.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 50.132° N, 178.583° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 14
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0165kgovtp (also filed as ak13540479). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:26 PM UTC.