M1.6 earthquake 99 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 99 km W of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 9:20 AM HADT (18:20 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 150 km SW 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
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- AV
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-03-17 18:20:33 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.852° N, 178.085° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 211°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
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
- 1.582 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.891 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.1100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.862 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.992 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.9101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.0101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.899 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.8101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.5114 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.9100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.197 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 179 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.793 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.796 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.3100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 3.099 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.899 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.993 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.1100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.497 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.298 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.3100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.299 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.6137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.3105 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.8102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.0100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.694 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.999 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.697 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.793 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.792 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.0101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.299 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 2.2100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.989 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.4100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.690 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.290 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.090 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.989 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.188 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.989 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.088 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.1100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.898 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.653 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.952 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.590 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.798 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91809731. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC.