Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 102 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 102 km W of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Mar 10, 2023, 5:39 AM HAST (15:39 UTC), 6 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2023-03-10 15:39:03 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.868° N, 178.122° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.694 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · -2 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.4101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.8100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.594 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.1102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.2102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.7101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.6101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.4109 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.198 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 3.0100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.0101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.5101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.7101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.596 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.966 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.1101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.099 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 3.9103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 3.5101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.697 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.2100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.099 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.8104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.8100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.1101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.299 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 3.298 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.8103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.8100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 4.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.2104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.594 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.796 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.694 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.0102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.9100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.8101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.091 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.9103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.790 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.9102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.099 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.0104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.1100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.993 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.0101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.7104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.597 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.193 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.8103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.2100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.7103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.3102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.5101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.7102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.6102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.8103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.998 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91796261. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC.