Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 73 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 73 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Jun 8, 2016, 11:09 AM HADT (20:09 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

More in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-08 20:09:38 UTC
Depth
35.4 km (22.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.422° N, 177.411° 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.757 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.531 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.450 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.562 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 82 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.835 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.0111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.259 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.358 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.965 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.8141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.916 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.550 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.530 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.6123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.957 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.5104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.176 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.776 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 36 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.2135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.859 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 48 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.253 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 3.1128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 103 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 5.139 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away · tsunami flag
  27. 1.677 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.040 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.355 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.371 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.8137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.774 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.6104 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.255 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.0115 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.0101 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.796 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.560 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.741 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.6142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.0110 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.0109 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.959 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.781 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 56 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.5138 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.577 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.1113 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.925 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.543 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 3.978 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.672 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 3.658 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.686 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 49 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.7129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.8116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.983 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.775 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.7137 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.5108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.9127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.6128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.7121 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3771 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.390 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.541 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.038 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 54 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.5120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.560 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.140 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 50 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.6112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.935 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.7143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.8110 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.8111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.654 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.497 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.7122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.2121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.8107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.0135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0167cxy7i2 (also filed as ak13643171). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.