Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 79 km ESE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 79 km ESE of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Mar 11, 2017, 6:50 AM HAST (16:50 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 78 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-11 16:50:43 UTC
Depth
19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.494° N, 175.667° 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3158 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.229 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.814 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.386 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.660 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 54 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.019 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.549 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.756 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.0121 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.549 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.234 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.962 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.638 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.177 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.079 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 72 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.666 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 68 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.667 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.969 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.830 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.948 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.237 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 3.940 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.046 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.889 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 51 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.519 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.612 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.314 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.534 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 3.558 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.957 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.031 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.039 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.940 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.951 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.957 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.940 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.576 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.725 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.69 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.248 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 3.978 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 3.977 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.970 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.163 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.673 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.667 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.964 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 5.168 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away · tsunami flag
  51. 2.483 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.894 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 4.062 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 4.097 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 4.048 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.872 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.572 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.973 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.868 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.371 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.635 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.880 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.481 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 77 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.369 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.944 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.7108 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.39 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.555 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.549 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.449 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.891 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.747 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 51 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.989 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.566 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 192 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.860 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.439 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 120 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.492 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.649 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 126 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.237 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 201 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.820 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away

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