Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 78 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 78 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Apr 5, 2017, 6:15 AM HADT (15:15 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 95 km SSW of Adak, 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
2017-04-05 15:15:40 UTC
Depth
18.3 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.191° N, 176.332° 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
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.678 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.574 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.376 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.881 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.870 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.779 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.977 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.470 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.266 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.675 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.977 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.678 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.869 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.872 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.883 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.674 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.369 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.776 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.480 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.573 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.368 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.976 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.178 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.272 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.961 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.177 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.081 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.975 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.682 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.679 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 3.772 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.262 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.069 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 41 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.770 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.079 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 26 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.478 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.781 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.978 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.984 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.560 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.760 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.971 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.570 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.877 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.875 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.173 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.167 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 34 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.228 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.058 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.946 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.040 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 3.6128 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.831 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.855 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 187 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.955 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.672 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.592 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.935 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 3.191 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.673 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.984 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.776 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.575 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.981 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.971 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.771 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.868 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.178 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.977 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.977 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.770 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.077 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.979 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.780 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.073 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.867 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.074 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.773 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away

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