Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 38 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 38 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Dec 26, 2017, 4:22 PM HAST (02:22 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 22 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
UTC
2017-12-27 02:22:53 UTC
Depth
30.6 km (19.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.571° N, 176.366° 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: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 172.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017gl2bzci (also filed as ak18025187). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.