Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 20 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Mar 12, 2025, 4:35 PM HADT (01:35 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 88 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2025-03-13 01:35:38 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.837° N, 176.928° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.079 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.668 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.853 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.054 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.157 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.948 km S of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.975 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.053 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.625 km S of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.621 km W of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.619 km W of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.658 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.521 km W of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.276 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.3116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.620 km W of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.648 km S of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.499 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.8100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.861 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.846 km W of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.972 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 565 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 565 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.623 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 123 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.956 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.6116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.950 km S of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.963 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.978 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.063 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.062 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 3.170 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.042 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.773 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 4.876 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 3.089 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 3.492 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 3.289 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 3.580 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.291 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 5.287 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.693 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 3.083 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 4.087 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.790 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 3.981 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 3.883 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 3.580 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.994 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.171 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 3.490 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 4.991 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 3.889 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.288 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.592 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.181 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.391 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.891 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.691 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.459 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.721 km W of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.847 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.878 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.047 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.072 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.559 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.767 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.655 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.853 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.378 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 571 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.723 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 571 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.243 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 571 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.025 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 571 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.7101 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 572 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.772 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 572 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.975 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 572 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.936 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 572 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.294 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 572 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.775 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 573 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.2107 km W of Adak, Alaska · 573 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93530006. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:49 AM UTC.