Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 32 km NE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 32 km NE of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Jan 19, 2026, 5:04 PM HAST (03:04 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 39 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
2026-01-20 03:04:54 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.084° N, 176.298° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
315°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.337 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 255 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.940 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 255 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.340 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 254 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.169 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 253 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.044 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 252 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.631 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.033 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 252 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.156 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.445 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 5.339 km E of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 61 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  11. 2.463 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.454 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.563 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.142 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 251 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.755 km E of Adak, Alaska · 250 days ago · 164 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.246 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 249 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.454 km S of Adak, Alaska · 249 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.466 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 249 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.755 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 249 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.460 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 248 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.648 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 248 days ago · 76 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.551 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 247 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 3.541 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 247 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.570 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 246 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.280 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 245 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.78 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 245 days ago · 81 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.976 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 245 days ago · 125 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.367 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 244 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.841 km E of Adak, Alaska · 244 days ago · 136 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.160 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 244 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.949 km E of Adak, Alaska · 244 days ago · 133 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.549 km S of Adak, Alaska · 244 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.651 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 243 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 5.140 km E of Adak, Alaska · 243 days ago · 62 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  35. 3.259 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 243 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 3.02 km S of Adak, Alaska · 243 days ago · 121 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 3.393 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 242 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 3.356 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 242 days ago · 134 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.618 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 238 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.015 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 238 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.453 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 238 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.816 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 238 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.918 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 237 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.764 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 235 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 5.074 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 234 days ago · 157 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.237 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 233 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.960 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 232 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 3.789 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 232 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 3.894 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 232 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 3.944 km E of Adak, Alaska · 232 days ago · 62 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.972 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 231 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.781 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 230 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.478 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 230 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.564 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 230 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.463 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 230 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.468 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 228 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.647 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 227 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 3.737 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 227 days ago · 145 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 3.173 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 227 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 4.047 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 227 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 2.591 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 256 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.872 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 256 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.536 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 256 days ago · 125 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.237 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 256 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.568 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 256 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.967 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 256 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.755 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 257 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.328 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 257 days ago · 66 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.869 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 258 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.228 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 260 days ago · 52 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.572 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 261 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.537 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 261 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.195 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 261 days ago · 217 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.853 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 262 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.045 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 266 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.190 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 267 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.22 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 268 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.547 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 268 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.567 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 268 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.43 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 268 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av94002956. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.