Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 93 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 93 km W of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 9:05 PM HAST (07:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2023-03-09 07:05:29 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.861° N, 177.994° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
4

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.991 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.693 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.894 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.999 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.892 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.292 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.894 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.6102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.992 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.5103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.1100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.094 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.895 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.896 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.6102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.8100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.9103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.1101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.992 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.1104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.198 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 3.1104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.6102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.0100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.197 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.798 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.9100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.593 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.092 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.9104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.8103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.992 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.7101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.592 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · -2 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.798 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · -2 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 3.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.996 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 2.090 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.591 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.097 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.597 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.895 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.595 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.199 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.896 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.7104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 3.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.7103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.1100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.9107 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.7104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 3.0102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.5101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.0103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.199 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.598 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.890 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.0102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.9100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.9100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.8100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.8101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.092 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.6104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.1100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.8100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.993 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.9101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 3.5107 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.690 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.9100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · -2 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.8104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.4101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.090 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.194 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91122988. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC.