M1.5 earthquake 95 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 95 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 5:40 AM HAST (15:40 UTC), 1 km (1 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
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- AV
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-02-18 15:40:50 UTC
- Depth
- 1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.816° N, 178.016° 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, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 206°, 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 156 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.094 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.195 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.2104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.993 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.193 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.693 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.0100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1323 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.089 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.161 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.090 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.990 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.192 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.092 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.193 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.993 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.784 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.979 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.3125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 89 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.690 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.048 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 98 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.753 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.5188 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 91 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.790 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.889 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.793 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.6148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.695 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1321 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.690 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.8179 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.693 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.890 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.991 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.594 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.2132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.097 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.694 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.0163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.792 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.7145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.693 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.394 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.293 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.993 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.293 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.0121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.794 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.694 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.693 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.063 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.693 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.593 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.994 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.992 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.293 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.197 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.793 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.889 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.891 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.890 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91765856. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.