Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 127 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 127 km W of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Apr 26, 2017, 12:13 PM HADT (21:13 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 135 km W of Adak, 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
2017-04-26 21:13:43 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.707° N, 178.458° 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
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.0126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.7129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 52 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.7147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.0123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.8130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.5131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.5161 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.2130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.1129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.2130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.7132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.1131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.6131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.9132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.9135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.6129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.4131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.4130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.0131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.5131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.3130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.5134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.1130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 3.0131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.8132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.4132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.0131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.6130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.9132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.7130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.8130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.999 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.2129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.2131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.8145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.5131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 3.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 3.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.8131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.8187 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 95 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.555 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.3105 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.981 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.1120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.0103 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.6112 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.5116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.0113 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.6140 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.8192 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.098 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 32 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.2139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.040 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.946 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.0131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.058 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.2118 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 74 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.6183 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away

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