Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 130 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 130 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, May 2, 2017, 9:23 PM HADT (06:23 UTC), 12 km (8 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-03 06:23:38 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.780° N, 178.519° 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
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 141 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.0131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.7134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.8132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.9111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.1136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.1136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.2133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.0134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 4.6133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.6127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.4129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.2131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 4.6136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.2132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.1129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 3.0127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 3.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.0131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.7125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.2132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.3132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.6130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.4132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.4131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.2132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 3.1131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.3130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.4130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.1130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 3.3125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.1130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.6130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.7128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.6130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.8135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.7130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.2130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.4131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.7128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.9132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.2132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.1133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.2133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.1134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.8133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.8133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.0134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.0131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.2126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.2132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.7133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.9129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

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