Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 86 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 86 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Jan 23, 2017, 5:30 PM HAST (03:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-24 03:30:29 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.856° N, 177.896° 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
8

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.0107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.888 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.087 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.3141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.692 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.985 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 4.489 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.484 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.190 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 3.287 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 4.188 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.187 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.092 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.888 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 22 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.983 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.087 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 3.289 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.984 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.896 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.788 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.088 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.784 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.686 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 1.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.186 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.585 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.085 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.488 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.186 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.991 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 4.485 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 3.690 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

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