M1.6 earthquake 100 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 100 km W of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Mar 23, 2023, 3:23 PM HADT (00:23 UTC), 3 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
- 2023-03-24 00:23:44 UTC
- Depth
- 2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.860° N, 178.087° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 134°
- Stations used
- 6
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
- 2.099 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.099 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.899 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.9112 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.698 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.688 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.798 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1286 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1286 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1286 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.099 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1286 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1286 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.1100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.2100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.199 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.0100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.155 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.1101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.3190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.098 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.698 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.099 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.9103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.7103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.8123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.999 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1285 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.9102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.5102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.096 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.098 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.0119 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 85 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.899 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1284 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.895 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.986 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.898 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.199 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.9153 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.792 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.3196 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.852 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.097 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.595 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.697 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.097 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.196 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.996 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.997 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.997 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.197 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.598 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.199 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.1107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.299 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.498 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.592 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1289 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.299 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91817261. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.