Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 134 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 134 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, May 9, 2017, 8:21 PM HADT (05:21 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 127 km W of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-10 05:21:09 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.766° N, 178.580° 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
16

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.7124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.4134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.2129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.0123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.8130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.7128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.4132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.0128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.3129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.1127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.7121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.5124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.1129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.0126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.2124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.3130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.2128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 3.4127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 3.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.1121 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 3.3127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.1135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.0124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.3127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.6128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.3131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 5.8127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away · tsunami flag
  31. 4.7132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 4.3128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 4.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 3.0126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 3.8130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 3.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 3.4131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.6130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 3.0134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 2.8127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.9126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.3131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.3123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.9127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.2128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 3.1134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.2126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.9125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 3.5129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.2126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 3.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.1124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.5129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.4125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.2127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.8124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.8127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.8128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.8130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.3126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.9125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.1126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.0134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.6125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.0131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.9134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.3126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.2129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.1126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.5126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.0121 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.5134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.9133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.6129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.7135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away

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