Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 60 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 60 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Jun 16, 2016, 4:21 PM HADT (01:21 UTC), 73 km (45 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-17 01:21:44 UTC
Depth
73.1 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.710° N, 177.470° 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.

Stations used
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.741 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.6142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.0110 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.0109 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.959 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 65 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.781 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 56 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.5138 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.577 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.1113 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.925 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.543 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.672 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.658 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.686 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.7129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.8116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.983 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.775 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.7137 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.037 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 119 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.5108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.215 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.857 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.737 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.9129 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 3.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 98 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.5120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.765 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.689 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.859 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.0134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 144 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.89 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 85 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.575 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 53 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.8134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.926 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.434 km N of Adak, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 192 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.750 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.145 km N of Adak, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 177 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.656 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.080 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 5.3130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away · tsunami flag
  44. 1.8133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.0137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.9134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.0115 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.9134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.0139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.5137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.9136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.6136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.6107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.889 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.689 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.6135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.5136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.1134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.252 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 1.796 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.0101 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.0115 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.255 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.6104 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.774 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.8137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.355 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.040 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.677 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 5.139 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away · tsunami flag
  12. 3.1128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 103 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.253 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 71 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.859 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 48 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.2135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.776 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.176 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.5104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.957 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.6123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away

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