Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 135 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 135 km W of Adak, Alaska on Wed, May 3, 2017, 11:27 AM HADT (20:27 UTC), 3 km (2 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
2017-05-03 20:27:58 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.971° N, 178.601° 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 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.2130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.4131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.7128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.9129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.4129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.6127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.6130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.6130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.1128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.4129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.6129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.7130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.9127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.3130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.3129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.2132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.5130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.0131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 3.1131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.0128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.3129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.3128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.0132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.7130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.1127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.9129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.7128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.2128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.7130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.6121 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.7131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.2133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.8129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.8130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 3.4130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 4.0134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.9128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.1129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.6128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.8130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.9129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.7122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.5127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.5127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.9121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.9124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.2131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.8163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.6130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.7128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.6130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.1130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.3125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.1130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.4130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.3130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 3.1131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.2132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.4131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.4132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away

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