Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 11:45 PM HAST (09:45 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-10 09:45:29 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.355° N, 178.283° 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

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Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.584 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.6103 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.8133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 36 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.7176 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.1179 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.3190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.5133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.853 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.893 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.7111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.074 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.871 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.0148 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.567 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.633 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.1140 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.776 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.9133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.555 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.2188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.758 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.992 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.959 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 3.0131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.7115 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.6108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 3.081 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.2151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.867 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.999 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 59 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.839 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.9148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.776 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.880 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.9107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.9159 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.772 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.7126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.872 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 3.154 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.937 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 3.1207 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.694 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 3.1181 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.047 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.975 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.8123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.762 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.9116 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 3.0144 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 183 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.2203 km WSW of Adak, AK · 1999 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.584 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 3.1127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 3.2141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.680 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.7212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 1.8152 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 45 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.9148 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.8122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.6117 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.1123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.0119 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.8113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.952 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.549 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.4213 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.655 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.7211 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.4217 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 5.4185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  16. 2.2191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.0116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 85 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.8128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.763 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.074 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021369pk06. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC.