M1.5 earthquake 42 km NE of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 42 km NE of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 5:34 AM HAST (15:34 UTC), 4 km (2 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
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- AV
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-02-23 15:34:28 UTC
- Depth
- 3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.100° N, 176.136° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 200°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.568 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 222 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.061 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 220 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.052 km S of Adak, Alaska · 219 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.032 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 216 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.976 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 214 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.383 km E of Adak, Alaska · 211 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.5102 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 210 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.053 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 209 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.379 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 209 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.829 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 209 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.494 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 207 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.952 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 207 days ago · 58 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.160 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 207 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.732 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 206 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.361 km S of Adak, Alaska · 205 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.153 km S of Adak, Alaska · 204 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.481 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 204 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.958 km W of Adak, Alaska · 204 days ago · 121 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.444 km E of Adak, Alaska · 203 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.357 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 203 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.467 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.350 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 202 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.771 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 202 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.278 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 200 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.273 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 199 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.739 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 198 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.350 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 198 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.985 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 198 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.573 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.358 km S of Adak, Alaska · 196 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.532 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 195 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.472 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 194 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.527 km S of Adak, Alaska · 194 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
- 2.045 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 194 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.573 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 194 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.270 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 194 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.922 km S of Adak, Alaska · 193 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.466 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 192 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.759 km S of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.468 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 191 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.560 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 190 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.371 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 189 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.272 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 189 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.460 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 189 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.973 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 188 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.261 km S of Adak, Alaska · 188 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.872 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 188 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.264 km S of Adak, Alaska · 188 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.674 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 187 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.348 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 186 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.676 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 186 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.461 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 185 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.539 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 185 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.120 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 184 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.841 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 183 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.043 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 183 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.267 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 183 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.691 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.589 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 182 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.674 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 181 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
The first 60 of 85.
Before
- 2.532 km S of Adak, Alaska · 223 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.02 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 225 days ago · -2 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.947 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 225 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.745 km S of Adak, Alaska · 226 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.695 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 227 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.821 km E of Adak, Alaska · 227 days ago · 92 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.86 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 227 days ago · 89 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.371 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 227 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.047 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 229 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.173 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 229 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.737 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 229 days ago · 145 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.647 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 229 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.463 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 232 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.564 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 232 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.478 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 232 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.781 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 233 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.972 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 233 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.944 km E of Adak, Alaska · 234 days ago · 62 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.894 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 234 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.789 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 234 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av94051638. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.