Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 125 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 125 km W of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Nov 16, 2018, 7:32 AM HAST (17:32 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Fri, Nov 16, 2018, 7:32 AM HAST
UTC: 2018-11-16 17:32:00 UTC
Depth: 20.7 km (12.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.709° N, 178.432° 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: 15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 195.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018epiaa8s (also filed as ak20367392). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC.