M2.3 earthquake 57 km SSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 57 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 10:47 AM HADT (19:47 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 27 km S of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-03-15 19:47:03 UTC
- Depth
- 49.8 km (30.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.419° N, 177.022° 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 19.8 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Station coverage gap
- 228°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 17
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.467 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 200 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.350 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 199 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.771 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 199 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.273 km S of Adak, Alaska · 199 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.8130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 199 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.0135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 199 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.097 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 199 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.283 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 198 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.7108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 198 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 198 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.4136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 198 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 197 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.278 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 197 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.273 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.5117 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.885 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.9120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.182 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.476 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.739 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.350 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 195 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.4117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 195 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.581 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 195 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.386 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 194 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.299 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 193 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.573 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 193 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.584 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 193 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.358 km S of Adak, Alaska · 193 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.532 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 192 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.472 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.067 km W of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.527 km S of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
- 2.058 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.045 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.480 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.573 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.270 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.3109 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 190 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.922 km S of Adak, Alaska · 190 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.2106 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 190 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.475 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 190 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.383 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 190 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.4131 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 190 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.973 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 189 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.568 km S of Adak, Alaska · 189 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.590 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 189 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.466 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 189 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.2121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 189 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.0130 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 188 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.759 km S of Adak, Alaska · 188 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.468 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 188 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.560 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 187 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.268 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 187 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.295 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 187 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.479 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 187 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.293 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 187 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.482 km S of Adak, Alaska · 187 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 3.444 km E of Adak, Alaska · 201 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.958 km W of Adak, Alaska · 201 days ago · 121 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.481 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 201 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.153 km S of Adak, Alaska · 201 days ago · 50 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.078 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 201 days ago · 58 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.691 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.658 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 202 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.568 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 202 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.361 km S of Adak, Alaska · 203 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.3122 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 203 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.3128 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 203 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.186 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 203 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.889 km W of Adak, Alaska · 203 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.732 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 204 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.160 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 204 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.4134 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 204 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.059 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 204 days ago · 54 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.952 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 204 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.199 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 206 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.183 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 206 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
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