Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 85 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 85 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 4:04 AM HAST (14:04 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-24 14:04:48 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.861° N, 177.881° 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
9

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 133 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.686 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.788 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.687 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.888 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.748 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.788 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.086 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.086 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.386 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.686 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.788 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.788 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.820 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.684 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.687 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.785 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.888 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.8130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.337 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.888 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 3.841 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.785 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.684 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.587 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.088 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.687 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.141 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.788 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.0131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.2148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.0101 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.263 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.937 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.5105 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.782 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.9108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 3.9150 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 162 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.528 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 158 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.3106 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.9117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.1166 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.040 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.4123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.389 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.686 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.784 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.088 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.788 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.896 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.984 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.289 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

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