Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 127 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 127 km W of Adak, Alaska on Fri, May 12, 2017, 6:12 PM HADT (03:12 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 127 km WSW 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
2017-05-13 03:12:27 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.715° N, 178.457° 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
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.2137 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.1135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.3123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.8136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.4126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.7125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.1124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.0127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.0126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.6127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.5125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.0163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.8124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.9124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.0140 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 3.2186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.8124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.7126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.5125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.8130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.1127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.7129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 3.1129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 3.2131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.8129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 3.5126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.8132 km W of Adak, AK · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.6126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 3.4125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.9125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.6127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.9127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.6125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.7125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 3.1121 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.9132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.2125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.776 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.1131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.9126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.9126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.9127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.6130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.8127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.4126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.7126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.6126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.8127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.6126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.4126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 21 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.9128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.7121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.1122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.1129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.4125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.0125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.0125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.4130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.4130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.2125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.5124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.4125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.1122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.6124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

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