Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 52 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 52 km S of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Mar 17, 2022, 2:11 PM HADT (23:11 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 43 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-03-17 23:11:36 UTC
Depth
25.4 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.404° N, 176.654° 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
26

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.564 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.668 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.899 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.959 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.765 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.761 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.053 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.661 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.640 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.8111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.754 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.996 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.530 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.652 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.753 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.893 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.230 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 3.960 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 4.268 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.874 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.656 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.765 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.253 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 146 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.559 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 3.270 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.859 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.537 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.082 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.836 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1649 days ago · 56 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.860 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1649 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.966 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1649 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.578 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 222 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.039 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.762 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.846 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.944 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 204 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.975 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.846 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.064 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.860 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.8103 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.553 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.553 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.668 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.664 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.531 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.541 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.962 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 3.134 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 61 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.651 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.745 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 135 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.781 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.850 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.861 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.955 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.654 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.673 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.851 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.690 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.270 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 149 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.062 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.9101 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.071 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.872 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.184 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.076 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.752 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 38 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.2105 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.941 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.553 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.665 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 187 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.653 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.759 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.047 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 123 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.655 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.718 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.150 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 146 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 4.195 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0223i2ls49. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.