Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 42 km NE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km NE of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Mar 5, 2025, 11:46 PM HAST (09:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 76 km SSE 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
2025-03-06 09:46:52 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.167° N, 176.231° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
322°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.931 km S of Adak, Alaska · 576 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.744 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 576 days ago · 43 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.647 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 575 days ago · 130 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.775 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 574 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.936 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 574 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.772 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 573 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.025 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 573 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.243 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 573 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.723 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 573 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.853 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 571 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.655 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 571 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.767 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.559 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.072 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.047 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.847 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.721 km W of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.720 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.079 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.668 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.853 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.054 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.157 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.948 km S of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.053 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.625 km S of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.621 km W of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.619 km W of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.658 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.521 km W of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.620 km W of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.648 km S of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.861 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.846 km W of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.972 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.749 km W of Atka, Alaska · 566 days ago · 190 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.623 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 565 days ago · 123 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.956 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 565 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.950 km S of Adak, Alaska · 564 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.963 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 564 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.062 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 564 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 3.170 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 564 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.042 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 564 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.773 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 564 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 4.876 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.171 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.459 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.072 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 3.973 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 4.671 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.168 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.640 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.790 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 3.588 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 3.277 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.274 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.163 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.650 km S of Adak, Alaska · 560 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.663 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 560 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.068 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 560 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.755 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 577 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.852 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.179 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.749 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.933 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.53 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.63 km N of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.61 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.033 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 111 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.52 km NW of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.70 km W of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.72 km N of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.71 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.05 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.70 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.92 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.80 km W of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.84 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.95 km N of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.24 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 578 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93522766. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:58 PM UTC.