Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 127 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 127 km W of Adak, Alaska on Fri, May 19, 2017, 11:31 AM HADT (20:31 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-19 20:31:48 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.676° N, 178.454° 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. 2.1125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.4133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.6136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.0136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.8134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.9135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.7120 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.584 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.7129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.0123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.7122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.977 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.6127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.6131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.6123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.1128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.9136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.6133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.6131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.6132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.6128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.7122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.5131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.4131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.3126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.4124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.6134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.5126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.8133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.7127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.4131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.5132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 3.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.6126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.1126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.6123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.7124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.6122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.9132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.5126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.5119 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.6122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 4.3134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.9132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.0131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.1127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.9128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.8130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.8126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.9132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.0100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.3125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.2130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.8130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.4127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.9132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.8127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.1128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.9133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.1123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.789 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

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