Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 87 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 87 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Jan 23, 2017, 6:56 PM HAST (04:56 UTC), 6 km (4 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 04:56:56 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.876° N, 177.906° 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
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.087 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.3141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.692 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.985 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 4.489 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.484 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.190 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 3.287 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 4.188 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.187 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.092 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.888 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.983 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.087 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 3.289 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.984 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.896 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.788 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.088 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.784 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.686 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.785 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.686 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.788 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.687 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 1.888 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.0107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.186 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.585 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.085 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.488 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.186 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.991 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away

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