Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 69 km ESE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 69 km ESE of Adak, Alaska on Sat, May 14, 2016, 10:49 PM HADT (07:49 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 39 km SW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sat, May 14, 2016, 10:49 PM HADT
UTC: 2016-05-15 07:49:28 UTC
Depth: 54.1 km (33.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.536° N, 175.783° 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: 10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 118.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016691jsng (also filed as ak13605248). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.