Alaska earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 110 km ESE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 110 km ESE of Adak, Alaska on Fri, May 9, 1986, 3:48 PM HADT (00:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 82 km S of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-05-10 00:48:09 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.392° N, 175.242° 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 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.882 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.099 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.383 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.878 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 5.168 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.7116 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.970 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.840 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.056 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.777 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.178 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.6104 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.481 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 5.387 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.523 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.967 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.872 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 5.781 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.287 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 5.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 4.940 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 4.489 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 4.891 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 4.750 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 4.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14743 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 4.795 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14743 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 3.888 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14743 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 4.7106 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14743 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 5.0107 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14743 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 4.380 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14743 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 4.785 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14743 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 4.990 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14742 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 4.873 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14742 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 4.984 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14741 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 4.770 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14741 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 4.783 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14741 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 4.882 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14741 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 4.993 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14741 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 5.198 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14741 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 4.726 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14741 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 4.436 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14741 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 4.338 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14741 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 4.833 km W of Atka, Alaska · 14741 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 4.042 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14741 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 4.219 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14741 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 3.822 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14740 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 4.0122 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14740 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 4.098 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14740 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 4.3114 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14739 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 5.082 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14739 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 4.6101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14739 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 4.889 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14739 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 4.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14739 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 3.880 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14739 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 4.5133 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14738 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 4.677 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14738 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 4.4106 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14738 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 5.192 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14737 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 4.984 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14737 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 5.0111 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 5.276 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 5.097 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 5.883 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 5.981 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.981 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.889 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.493 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 5.158 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.236 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.726 km S of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.883 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.587 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.559 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.976 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.876 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.489 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 5.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.588 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.863 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away

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