Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 199 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 199 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Jan 11, 2016, 8:55 AM HAST (18:55 UTC), 158 km (98 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 259 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-01-11 18:55:50 UTC
Depth
157.8 km (98.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.119° N, 179.515° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5214 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3916 days ago · 86 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3914 days ago · 146 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.2147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3912 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.1158 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3912 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.4197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3911 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.3136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3910 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.4197 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3905 days ago · 84 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.3129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.2129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.3128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.3131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3902 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.6162 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 202 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3897 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.2211 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3896 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.5215 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3896 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.6212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3896 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.6131 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3895 days ago · 159 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 4.0289 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3894 days ago · 139 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 3.3180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3894 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.5161 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3894 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.9123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3891 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 5.3259 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3891 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away · tsunami flag
  25. 2.8243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.8251 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3883 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 3.2226 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3880 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.6209 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3877 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.5225 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3876 days ago · 96 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.2170 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3873 days ago · 89 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.1141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3872 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.2129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.4192 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3869 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.6170 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3869 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.3180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 3.1210 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 182 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 3.0226 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 230 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.9127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3926 days ago · 98 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.1154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3926 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.8130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.5171 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 89 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.0114 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.6292 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.3187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3936 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.1128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3936 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016ihyilv (also filed as ak12461539). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.