Alaska earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 86 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 86 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Wed, May 7, 1986, 4:54 PM HADT (01:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 57 km S of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-05-08 01:54:12 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.186° N, 176.062° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.580 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.894 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.493 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 5.1104 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.993 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.471 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 5.071 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.6104 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.8104 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 5.080 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 5.1114 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 5.276 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 5.882 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.691 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 5.164 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.383 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.0116 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 4.996 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 6.4106 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 5.292 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 4.8105 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 5.164 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 4.8104 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 5.275 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 4.8110 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 4.7134 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 4.3115 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 4.692 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 4.8100 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 4.975 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 4.495 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 4.878 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 4.0100 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 4.788 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 5.191 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 4.887 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 4.5101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 4.799 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 4.7112 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 4.994 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 4.2107 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 4.882 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 4.696 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 5.288 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 4.993 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 4.898 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 4.7101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 4.683 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 4.896 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 4.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 4.492 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 4.863 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 5.675 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 5.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 4.890 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 4.489 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 4.876 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 3.976 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 4.559 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 4.587 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 4.799 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 5.177 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 5.276 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 5.182 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 5.479 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 5.677 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 5.987 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.897 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.688 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.599 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.294 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.850 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.487 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 5.096 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.787 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 5.787 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 5.893 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 5.097 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 5.187 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 4.923 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away

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