Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 92 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 92 km W of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 7:10 PM HAST (05:10 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 7:10 PM HAST
UTC: 2023-02-17 05:10:48 UTC
Depth: 4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.886° N, 177.979° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 95°
Stations used: 22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jr9e (also filed as ak02327gu2l6). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:36 PM UTC.