Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 131 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 131 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, May 2, 2017, 12:56 PM HADT (21:56 UTC), 15 km (9 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
2017-05-02 21:56:48 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.776° N, 178.541° 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
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.9129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.7133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.2132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.2126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.0131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.0134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.8133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.8133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.1134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.2133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.1133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.2132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.9132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.5130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 3.0131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.7134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.8132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.9111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.1136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.1136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.2133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.0134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 4.6133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 3.6127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 3.4129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.2131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 4.6136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.2132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 2.1129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 3.0127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 3.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.0131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.7125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.2132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.3132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.6130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.4132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.4131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.2132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 3.1131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.5131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.1129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.7130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.8108 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.2129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.9129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.9102 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.7130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.5130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 3.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.5130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.8130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

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