Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 36 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 36 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Aug 29, 2016, 1:54 AM HADT (10:54 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 52 km NW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Mon, Aug 29, 2016, 1:54 AM HADT
UTC: 2016-08-29 10:54:39 UTC
Depth: 41.5 km (25.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.572° N, 176.425° 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: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 89.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016b4ebz9i (also filed as ak13926862). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC.