M4.5 earthquake 87 km ESE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 87 km ESE of Adak, Alaska on Mon, May 8, 2023, 5:54 AM HADT (14:54 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 15 km SE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.5	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.044 · 152 stations
4.1	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kadz (also filed as ak0235vxg2xu). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC.