M1.6 earthquake 87 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 87 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Mar 8, 2026, 3:47 PM HADT (00:47 UTC), 6 km (4 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
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- AV
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-03-09 00:47:52 UTC
- Depth
- 6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.861° N, 177.910° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.34
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 178°
- Stations used
- 4
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 207 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.888 km W of Adak, Alaska · 207 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.183 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 206 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.199 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 206 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.5132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 206 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.059 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 204 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.4134 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 204 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.732 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 204 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.889 km W of Adak, Alaska · 204 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.186 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 203 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.3128 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 203 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.3122 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 203 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.568 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 202 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.4143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 202 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.658 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 202 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.078 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 201 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.153 km S of Adak, Alaska · 201 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.958 km W of Adak, Alaska · 201 days ago · 121 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.5126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 200 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.357 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 200 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.2151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 200 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.5148 km W of Adak, Alaska · 200 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.8128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 199 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.350 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 199 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.8130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 199 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.0135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 199 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.097 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 199 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.283 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 198 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.7108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 198 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 198 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.4136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 198 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 197 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.4164 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 197 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.4155 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 197 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.3160 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.5117 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.885 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.9120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.476 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.739 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.350 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.4117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 195 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.581 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 195 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.386 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 194 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.299 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 194 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.584 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 193 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.532 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 192 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.067 km W of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 86 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.527 km S of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
- 2.058 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 86 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.045 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.480 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.5173 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 190 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.3109 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 190 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.922 km S of Adak, Alaska · 190 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 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 · 94 km away
The first 60 of 143.
Before
- 2.189 km W of Adak, Alaska · 207 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.2144 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 207 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.582 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 209 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.7138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 209 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.460 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 209 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.798 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 209 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.1143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 211 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.7129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 211 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.3122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 212 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.032 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 214 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.3101 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 219 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.8126 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 219 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.664 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 220 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.385 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 220 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.3134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 220 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.2141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 220 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.532 km S of Adak, Alaska · 221 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.979 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 222 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.02 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 222 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.745 km S of Adak, Alaska · 224 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93056254. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC.