Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km S of Adak, Alaska on Sat, May 7, 2016, 1:13 AM HADT (10:13 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 39 km SW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-07 10:13:22 UTC
Depth
67.5 km (41.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.737° N, 176.669° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.344 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3803 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.6109 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.933 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.563 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.257 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.9108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.553 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.966 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.754 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.864 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.057 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.974 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.1107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.597 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.953 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 108 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.967 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 86 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.1101 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.032 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 3.825 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 51 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.530 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.072 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.797 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.556 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.869 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.173 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.066 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.3100 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.132 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.336 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.395 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.976 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.660 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.637 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.988 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.643 km N of Adak, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 100 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.7100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.387 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.881 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.934 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.285 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.543 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.558 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.058 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.521 km NW of Adak, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 140 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.362 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.167 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.055 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.328 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 90 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.9100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.233 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.672 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.3101 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.876 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.351 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.4107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.8107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.497 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.654 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 1.9100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.594 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.171 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.696 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.799 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.973 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3808 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.2107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3808 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.848 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 137 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.83 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 81 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.480 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.637 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.643 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.656 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.848 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.965 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.735 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.972 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3814 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.737 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3814 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.663 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3814 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.189 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3815 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away

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