Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 60 km SSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 60 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, May 16, 2017, 4:42 PM HADT (01:42 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 126 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
2017-05-17 01:42:36 UTC
Depth
22.7 km (14.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.377° N, 176.977° 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
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.851 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.070 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 58 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.144 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.750 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.762 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.963 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 106 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.8126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.9124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.6123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.658 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.9122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 3.7148 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.8104 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.789 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.637 km N of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 170 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.0100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.1125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.439 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.584 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.977 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.661 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 4.025 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.047 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.8121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.6125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.2124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.1126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.3120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.661 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 41 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.2124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.986 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.539 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.8118 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.861 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 48 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.088 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.262 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.5122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.153 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.5124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.8120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.2122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.724 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 4.1109 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.6122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.650 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.1123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.3123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.0124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.3120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.6119 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.7123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.6123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.935 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.74 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.363 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.1125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.0111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.651 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.9123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.1122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.9122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.868 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.2127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.7116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.950 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.8125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.4126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.598 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.461 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.6126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.5125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.776 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.7125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.9107 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.3123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

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