Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 134 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 134 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sat, May 13, 2017, 4:24 PM HADT (01:24 UTC), 13 km (8 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
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-14 01:24:02 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.782° N, 178.573° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
II, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
II, weak shaking
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
19

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. 4.0134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.3125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.5125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.3183 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.6126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.0124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.9123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.1122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.1126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.4122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.1128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.1134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.8129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.2131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.7125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.3129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.2129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.1126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 3.4126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.0124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.2127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 3.1120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.7126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.1131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.9128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.9127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.6130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.8125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.7127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.8128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.6132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.6129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.0126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.0124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.6131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.9124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.7129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.6125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.1135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 3.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.7124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.7134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.6124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.0128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.9124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.0121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.1125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.1130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.6130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.9127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.1129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.3123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.9124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.2124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.1126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.6127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.8125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.6126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.8127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.6126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.7126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away

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