M2.3 earthquake 94 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 94 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Feb 25, 2023, 7:44 AM HAST (17:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- AV
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-02-25 17:44:20 UTC
- Depth
- 4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.885° N, 178.009° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 263°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 194 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.293 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.993 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.293 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.86 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.0121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.994 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.0122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.092 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.889 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.689 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.2123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.791 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.591 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.192 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.590 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.491 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.792 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.791 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.791 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.691 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.892 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.792 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.691 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.791 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.592 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.592 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.690 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.292 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.792 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.291 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.892 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.791 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.793 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.992 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.292 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.290 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.593 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.593 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.592 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.392 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.915 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.691 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.0107 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.8105 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.0106 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.693 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.7145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.792 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.0163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.694 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.097 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.2132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.594 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1317 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.991 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.890 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1318 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.693 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.690 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.695 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91090773 (also filed as ak0232kwh9yb). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.