Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 130 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 130 km W of Adak, Alaska on Fri, May 27, 2016, 9:09 PM HADT (06:09 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 130 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
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-28 06:09:46 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.675° N, 178.494° 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
20

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.876 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.8137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.5148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.6128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.1183 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.8129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.8132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.4107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.0135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.8107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.7221 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.2121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.2166 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.6189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.7122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.6197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.497 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.9160 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.8111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.7209 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.8110 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.7143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.6112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.140 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.5120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.7121 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3771 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.6128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.9127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.673 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.562 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 75 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.0111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.1160 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.2163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 79 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.965 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.8141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.6123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.5104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.176 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.776 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.2135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 71 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.859 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.253 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 3.1128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 103 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 5.139 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away · tsunami flag
  48. 1.677 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.8137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.774 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.6104 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.0115 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.0101 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.796 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.560 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.6142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 2.0110 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.0109 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.959 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.781 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.7186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.7123 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.1206 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.5103 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 210 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.3101 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.672 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.9100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.8132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.362 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.9172 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.8154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 63 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.6198 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.6130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.7113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.1215 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.5116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.7126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.1136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away

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