Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 44 km NE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 44 km NE of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Apr 14, 2024, 4:38 AM HADT (13:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 53 km E of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2024-04-14 13:38:11 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.159° N, 176.176° 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, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
310°, 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 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.058 km W of Adak, Alaska · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.259 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.759 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 900 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.659 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 900 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.759 km W of Adak, Alaska · 900 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.859 km W of Adak, Alaska · 900 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.195 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 899 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.539 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 899 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.141 km E of Adak, Alaska · 899 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.558 km W of Adak, Alaska · 898 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.258 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 898 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.858 km W of Adak, Alaska · 898 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.358 km W of Adak, Alaska · 898 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.158 km W of Adak, Alaska · 898 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.327 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 898 days ago · 186 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.159 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 898 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.657 km W of Adak, Alaska · 898 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.657 km W of Adak, Alaska · 898 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.958 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 898 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.757 km W of Adak, Alaska · 898 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.658 km W of Adak, Alaska · 898 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.757 km W of Adak, Alaska · 898 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.559 km W of Adak, Alaska · 898 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.958 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 897 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.057 km W of Adak, Alaska · 897 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.258 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 897 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.259 km W of Adak, Alaska · 897 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.759 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 897 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.963 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 897 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.258 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 897 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.263 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 896 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.059 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 896 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.949 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 896 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.758 km W of Adak, Alaska · 896 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.658 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.058 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.859 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.858 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.857 km W of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.757 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.958 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.658 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.858 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.457 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.359 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.959 km W of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.558 km W of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.657 km W of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.058 km W of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.059 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.258 km W of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.858 km W of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.958 km W of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 3.055 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.759 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.958 km W of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.158 km W of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.659 km W of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.159 km W of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.6102 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 895 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.858 km W of Adak, Alaska · 900 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.959 km W of Adak, Alaska · 900 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.858 km W of Adak, Alaska · 900 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.057 km W of Adak, Alaska · 900 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.640 km S of Adak, Alaska · 900 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.959 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.652 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 900 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.698 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 901 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.858 km W of Adak, Alaska · 901 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.923 km S of Adak, Alaska · 901 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.947 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 901 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.057 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 901 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.734 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.777 km E of Adak, Alaska · 902 days ago · 163 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.859 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 902 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.759 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 902 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.636 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 906 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.954 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 906 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.967 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 907 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.045 km S of Adak, Alaska · 910 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93089131. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.