Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 43 km E of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 43 km E of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Mar 13, 2016, 9:23 PM HADT (06:23 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 101 km ESE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-14 06:23:30 UTC
Depth
63.6 km (39.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.822° N, 176.007° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.6mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.09 · 31 stations
3.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.0 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Stations used
23

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.573 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.552 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.0108 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 218 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.882 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.661 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.135 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3853 days ago · 58 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.358 km W of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.888 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.292 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.724 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.659 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.892 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.369 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.343 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 146 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.837 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.9103 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 220 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.545 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.160 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.016 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.531 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3848 days ago · 70 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 3.456 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3848 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.985 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3848 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.932 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 103 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.649 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.140 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 133 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.16 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.332 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.544 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.645 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3844 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.919 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3844 days ago · 48 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.046 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3843 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.358 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3842 days ago · 64 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.885 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.381 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3840 days ago · 156 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.0101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3840 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.779 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3840 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 3.364 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.8112 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3836 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.042 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3835 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.817 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3835 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.858 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.873 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.650 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 56 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.857 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3833 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.820 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3833 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 3.240 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.6105 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.170 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.399 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.565 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 211 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 3.363 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.885 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.688 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.561 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.868 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.042 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.843 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 71 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.156 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.979 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.640 km W of Atka, Alaska · 3829 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 2.175 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.8100 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.791 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.873 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.661 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.685 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 220 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.254 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.163 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 49 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.179 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.079 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.760 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3865 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.879 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3865 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.468 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3865 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.585 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.479 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.916 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.059 km W of Atka, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 110 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 143 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.931 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3867 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.289 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3867 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away

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