Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, May 17, 2023, 11:02 PM HADT (08:02 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Wed, May 17, 2023, 11:02 PM HADT
UTC: 2023-05-18 08:02:29 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.228° N, 178.476° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 26

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kdl4 (also filed as ak0236ccxulo). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC.