Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 67 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 67 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Aug 3, 2016, 9:49 AM HADT (18:49 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 116 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Wed, Aug 3, 2016, 9:49 AM HADT
UTC: 2016-08-03 18:49:56 UTC
Depth: 16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.284° N, 176.420° 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: 14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 123.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0169xj3e0n (also filed as ak13829352). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.