M1.5 earthquake 100 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 100 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Mar 28, 2023, 5:01 AM HADT (14:01 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
- 1.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-03-28 14:01:11 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.854° N, 178.088° 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, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- 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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.9100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.1100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.796 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.1126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.6122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 115 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.298 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.698 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.3121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.9146 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.697 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1281 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.9146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.797 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.798 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1280 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.9149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.8100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.291 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.928 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.7139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.999 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.693 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.199 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.099 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.999 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.999 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.7101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.797 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.398 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.8108 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.753 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.7103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.863 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.794 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.7112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.793 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.999 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.560 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.698 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.597 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1277 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.167 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.567 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.948 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.798 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.197 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.999 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.199 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.669 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.7101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.999 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.9139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.697 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.197 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.997 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.997 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.996 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.196 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.097 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.697 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.595 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.097 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.852 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.3196 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.792 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91823091. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.