Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 153 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 153 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, May 26, 2026, 2:55 AM HADT (11:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 212 km WSW 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
2026-05-26 11:55:41 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.797° N, 178.862° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0162 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 127 days ago · 83 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.6122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 127 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.5154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 126 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.0210 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 126 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.3203 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 126 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.6140 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 126 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.1135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 125 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.4128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 125 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.6101 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 124 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.1104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 124 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.3124 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 123 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.0201 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 123 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.1121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 123 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.6221 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 122 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.8123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 122 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.5105 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 121 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.1141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 121 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.3119 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.6207 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 120 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.8238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 119 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.6247 km W of Adak, Alaska · 118 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 4.2239 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 117 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.4142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 115 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 3.5143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 115 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.294 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 115 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.5199 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 115 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.1125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 115 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.4187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 115 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.9216 km W of Adak, Alaska · 114 days ago · 199 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.2215 km W of Adak, Alaska · 114 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.0101 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 114 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.3159 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 114 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.1212 km W of Adak, Alaska · 114 days ago · 89 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.978 km W of Adak, Alaska · 113 days ago · 92 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.9109 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 113 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.0130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 113 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.8115 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 113 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.4180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 113 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.2213 km W of Adak, Alaska · 113 days ago · 122 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.2124 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 113 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.994 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 112 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.5226 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 112 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 3.3252 km W of Adak, Alaska · 112 days ago · 69 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.3160 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 112 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.799 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 111 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 3.2144 km W of Adak, Alaska · 111 days ago · 93 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 4.9204 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 110 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.6211 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 110 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 3.0128 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 110 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.9212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 110 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.7211 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 109 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.3147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 109 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 3.178 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 108 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.7252 km W of Adak, Alaska · 107 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.2108 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 107 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.0130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 106 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.3137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 106 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.3153 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 106 days ago · 142 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.3193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 106 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.6153 km W of Adak, Alaska · 106 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.4109 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 128 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.7210 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 130 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.8154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 130 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.6147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 130 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.1124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 130 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.6139 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 131 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.5152 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 131 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.8163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 131 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.7161 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 131 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.489 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 132 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.6149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 132 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 132 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.5160 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 133 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.9118 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 133 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.3112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.9222 km W of Adak, Alaska · 134 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.086 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 135 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.6114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 136 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.582 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 138 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.686 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 139 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av94209698. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC.